National Steel Mine

Producer in Itasca county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10219065
MAS/MILS ID 0270610169
Record type Site
Current site name National Steel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -93.06662, 47.41889 (WGS84)
Elevation 480
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Louis(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Keewatin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pokegama Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hibbing(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prairie-Willow(hydrologic unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Itasca

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 057 N 022 W 13 E2S2S2 Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -93.06662, 47.41889

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hanna Mining Co.
    ID 2100249
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAR-80 Matt, C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/06/2003
MSHA mine ID2100249
Mine name (MSHA)NAT'L STEEL PELLET CO (MINE)
Current operatorNational Steel Pellet Company
Current controller (parent)National Steel Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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