Connie Mine

Past Producer in St. Louis county in Minnesota, United States with commodities Iron, Water, Free
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10219592
MAS/MILS ID 0271370473
Record type Site
Current site name Connie Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.5349, 47.54719 (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

Virginia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vermilion Lake(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota St. Louis

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 059 N 017 W 32 SESW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Manganese Ox-Hydrous Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.5349, 47.54719

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 72M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 20M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 20
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 811222

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1978

Mining district

District name Lake Superior

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pittsburgh Pacific Co.
    ID 2102589
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • PITTSBURGH PACIFIC OWNS THE NATURAL ORE LEASE. U.S. STEEL IS THE FEE OWNER.

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Description Natural Iron Ore 75373 Mt Concentrate Shipped
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 75373mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Natural Iron Ore 94806 Mt Concentrate Shipped
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 94806mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Natural Iron Ore 49440 Mt Concentrate Shipped
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 49440mt

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 68 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER. MINNESOTA MINING DIRECT-

  • Reserve-Resource

    ORY - 1981, ED. BY W.D. TRETHEWAY, UNIV. OF MINN.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 1981, 266 PP.

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, W.H. AND F.E. GROUT (ED.). MINERAL RESOURCES OF

  • Deposit

    MINNESOTA. MINN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, 1943, PP.13-57.

  • Deposit

    MARSDEN, R.W. GEOLOGY OF THE IRON ORES OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR

  • Deposit

    REGION IN THE UNITED STATES. CH. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY J.D. RIDGE, AIME, NEW

  • Deposit

    YORK, V.1, 1968, PP. 490-505.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADIT UPDATE 1994: PROPERTY IS CLOSED IN 1994, FINAL SHIPMENTS OF 51,000 MT OF NATURAL ORE SHIPPED FROM PROPERTY. (SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 7/30/94, P. 35).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-1995 Drs 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 06/24/1981
MSHA mine ID2102589
Mine name (MSHA)Connie Mine
Current operatorPittsburgh Pacific Company
Current controller (parent)Binger E T & J D Boentje
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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