| Deposit ID | 10146582 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260710049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hemlock Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.44725, 46.2364 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 439 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Amasa(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -88.44725, 46.2364 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1891 |
| District name | Menominee Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260710049 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REC 020- HEMLOCK RIVER MINING CO. WAS THE FORMER OWNER. PICK MATHER AND CO. WAS THE FORMER OPERATOR. WORKED BY STOPING. DEPTH = 500 FT. HARD, RED, HIGH PHOSPHORUS ORE. TOTAL SHIPMENTS = 2,125,681 TONS FROM 1891 TO 1919. A SHIPME 75 TONS WAS MADE FROM STOCKPILE IN 1938. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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