| Deposit ID | 10205258 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550510002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atlantic Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Incudes Former Laura Mine, Ryan,, And Atlas Mines. |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.30792, 46.4031 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 507 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron Belt(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ironwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ashland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bad-Montreal(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Lake Superior(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 E | 01 | C W2SE | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Metabasalt |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| District name | Gogebic Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montreal Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Wisconsin |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oglebay, Norton And Co. |
| Home office | Minnesota |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1920000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1920000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1920000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550510002 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL
RECORD PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOC.,
1952, P. 53.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH = 1208 FT. ORE IS SOFT,RED, NON-BESSEMER. 1,889,662 T SHIPPED AS OF 1913. NOW HELD AS A LOW GRADE RESERVE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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