Iron Belt Mine

Past Producer in Iron county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10229152
MAS/MILS ID 0550510007
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Belt Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.32982, 46.3942 (WGS84)
Elevation 480

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 045 N 001 E 11 C S2N2 Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.32982, 46.3942

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1888

Mining district

District name Gogebic Iron District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NOW HELD AS A LOW GRADE RESERVE. DEPTH = 1050 FT. 1,254,937 TONS SHIPPED BY 1912.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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