| Deposit ID | 10146259 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260710073 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ravenna-Prickett |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.36534, 46.1056 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 451 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crystal Falls(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 | 032 W | 19 | W2W2SW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.36534, 46.1056 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Menominee Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inland Steel Co. (Formerly) |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260710073 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 635,227 TONS OF HARD AND SOFT, RED, HIGH PHOSPHORUS ORE SHIP FROM THIS MINE FROM 1911-1943. LOCATION IS FOR RAVENNA SHAFT WHICH WAS WORKED BY STOPING. PRICKETT OPEN PIT LIES SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET WEST OF RAVENNA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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