Mayville Mine

Past Producer in Dodge county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10132721
MAS/MILS ID 0550270002
Record type Site
Current site name Mayville Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.53175, 43.4375 (WGS84)
Elevation 326

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dodge(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mayville South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oconomowoc(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Madison(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Rock(hydrologic unit)

Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rock(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Dodge

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.53175, 43.4375

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1892

Mining district

District name Mayville

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mayville Iron Co. (Formerly)
    Home office Wisconsin
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Youngstown Sheet And Tube Co. (Formerly)
    Year 1976

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IS SOFT, RED, HIGH PHOSPHORUS. DEPTH OF MINE IS 125 FT. 2,143,992 TONS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED FROM 1892 - 1928. REF. DESCRIBES LOCATION AS SEC.12 OF T11N - R16E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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