| Deposit ID | 10181739 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0551110002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Illinois Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.8957, 43.4297 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 265 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sauk(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rock Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Madison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Madison(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Baraboo(hydrologic unit)
Wisconsin(hydrologic accounting unit)
Wisconsin(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wisconsin | Sauk |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -89.8957, 43.4297 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| District name | Baraboo |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Illinois Iron Mining Co. |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0551110002 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS SOFT, RED, BESSEMER. DEPTH OF MINE IS 475 FT. FROM 1904 TO 1916, 315350 TONS WERE SHIPPED. REF DESCRIBES LOCATION AS SEC 15 AND 16 OF T11N-R5E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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