Empire I Pellet Plant

Plant in Marquette county in Michigan, 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. Links to other databases
  9. General comments
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10170993
MAS/MILS ID 0261035021
Record type Site
Current site name Empire I Pellet Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -87.60002, 46.4333 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marquette(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palmer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gwinn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marquette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escanaba(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Marquette

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -87.60002, 46.4333

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Pellet Plant

Comments on the ownership information

  • OW: MCLOUTH STEEL, INLAND STEEL, AND INTL, HARVESTER

Comments on the production information

  • CAP: 1,600,000 LT/YR, TOTAL 8,000,000
  • PELLET GRADE: 63-64 PCT IRON

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOC: PAMER, MICHIGAN START UP: 1964, GRATE KILN SEE EMPIRE II, EMPIRE III, AND EMPIRE IV 0261035022, 0261035023 AND 0261035024

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-1995 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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