| Deposit ID | 10121765 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260710056 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | James Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Osana |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.64335, 46.1139 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 478 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brule(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 043 N | 035 W | 23 | S2N2NE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.64335, 46.1139 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| District name | Menominee Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | James Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pickands Mather And Co. |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260710056 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
DUTTON, CARL E. AND ZIMMER, PAUL W., IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF TH
MENOMINEE DISTRICT, MICHIGAN, GRATON SALES ORE DEPOSITS OF U
STATES 1933-1967, VOLUME I, 1968,PP. 539-549.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION IS FOR JAMES NO.2 SHAFT.JAMES NO.1 LIES 800 FEET EA 7,684,707 TONS OF SOFT, YELLOW, HIGH PHOSPHOROUS ORE WERE SH FROM THIS MINE FROM 1907 TO 1950. MINE WORKED BY STOPING AND SUB-LEVEL CAVING. DEPTH OF WORKIN 900 FEET IN 1950. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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