| Deposit ID | 10181288 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062305 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550510012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gogebic Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Gogebic Range Magnetite Taconite, Penokee Range Magnetite Taconite, Magnetite Taconite Gogebic Range |
| Related records | 10096663 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.95855, 47.45999 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 480 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Louis(county)
Minnesota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hibbing(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hibbing(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 | Wisconsin | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 045 N | 001 W | 34 | NWNWNE | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Minnesotaite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Stilpnomelane | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -92.95855, 47.45999 |
|---|
| Strike | N60E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 60N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 182M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 11890M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 210M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2025HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1848 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Magnetic |
| District name | Lake Superior |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | La Pointe Iron Comp. |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inland Steel |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 398HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550510012 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY RALPH W. MARSDEN UNDER FEDERAL BUREAU OF MINES GRANT #G0155058. THE PLANT CAPACITY WAS 28360000 MTPY. "OTHER" IN TYPE OF MINERAL HOLDINGS IS COUNTY LAND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-MAR-95 | Dgh, Jjg | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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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