| Deposit ID | 10194498 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260130015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Webster Mine |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.14694, 46.5333 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 509 |
| 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 | 26 | SWNWNE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -88.14694, 46.5333 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| District name | Marquette Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The 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 | 0260130015 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS OPERATED BY WEBSTER IRON CO. AND LATER CLEVELA CLIFFS IRON CO., AND PRODUCED 34,999 TONS OF SOFT, BROWN, N BESSEMER ORE FROM 1882-1945. AS OF 1950, CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IR WAS DEVELOPING THE MINE AS PART OF THE OHIO LOW-GRADE ORE PR ORE FROM THIS MINE WAS TO BE BENEFICIATED IN THE HEAVEY MEDI AT THE OHIO MINE, 1 MILE TO THE WEST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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