| Deposit ID | 10146540 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260130009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ohio Mine -Includes Norwood Mine |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.17084, 46.5378 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 494 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baraga(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Three Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
L'Anse(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Michigamme(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Baraga |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 048 N | 031 W | 22 | S2S2 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -88.17084, 46.5378 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1907 |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| District name | Marquette Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260130009 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE OHIO MINE IS MADE UP OF THE OLD OHIO MINE WHICH SHIPPED TONS OF SOFT AND HARD, REDDISH-YELLOW, HIGH PHOSPHOROUS ORE 1907-1920; AND THE OLD NORWOOD MINE WHICH SHIPPED 5,753 TONS FROM 1887-1888. AS OF 1951 THE CLEVELAND CLIFFS IRON CO. WAS OPING THESE PROPERTIES TOGETHER WITH THE BEAUFORT AND WEBSTE TO BEGIN PRODUCTION FROM OPEN PITS IN 1952. ORE FROM THE OHI WOOD, BEAUFORT,AND WEBSTER MINES WAS TO BE BENEFICIATED IN T FIRST HEAVEY-MEDIA PLANT TO BE OPERATED ON THE MARQUETTE RAN THE PLANT, ALSO SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1952 WAS TO BE L ON THE OHIO MINE PROPERTY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILAB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | 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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