Sherwood Mill

Past Producer in Iron county in Michigan, United States with commodity Iron
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10243042
MAS/MILS ID 0260719001
Record type Site
Current site name Sherwood Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.64835, 46.1111 (WGS84)
Elevation 488

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iron River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Iron River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron River(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 043 N 035 W 23 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.64835, 46.1111

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Inland Steel Co.
    ID 2000428
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MICHIGAN MINERAL PRODUCERS 1975, DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MINE, SEQ. NO. 0260710002

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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 06/04/1980
MSHA mine ID2000428
Mine name (MSHA)Sherwood Mine
Current operatorInland Steel Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Inland Steel Industries Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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