| Deposit ID | 10146164 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0271370269 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Great Western Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.5302, 47.50889 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 442 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Louis(county)
Minnesota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virginia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vermilion Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hibbing(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
St. Louis(hydrologic unit)
St. Louis(hydrologic accounting unit)
Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Minnesota | St. Louis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 058 N | 017 W | 17 | SESWSW | Minnesota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -92.5302, 47.50889 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0271370269 |
PART OF ROUCHLEAU MINE GROUP
OFFICE OF ORE EST, MINES DIRECTAORY U OF MINN 1974
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | Weaton, G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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