| Deposit ID | 10229763 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550370001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Commonwealth Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckeye, Davidson, Badger |
| Related records | 10082676 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.23004, 45.8975 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 418 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Florence(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Florence East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brule(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wisconsin | Florence |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 040 N | 018 E | 34 | SENESW | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -88.23004, 45.8975 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Menominee Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550370001 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REC 020- COMMONWEALTH IRON CO. IS FORMER OPERATOR, FORMER OW OGLEBAY, NORTON AND CO. WORKED BY SUB-LEVEL STOPING OR CAVING, DEPTH = 825 FT. ORE WAS HIGH PHOSPHORUS. 2,957,884 TONS SHIPPED FROM 1880-19 AS OF PUBLISHING DATE, KNOWN RESERVES WERE ABOUT 250,000 TON HIGH-SULFUR, HIGH-PHOSPHORUS ORE IN THE BUCKEYE TRACT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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