| Deposit ID | 10256649 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0551110001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cahoon Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.75819, 43.4486 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 308 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sauk(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
North Freedom(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Madison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Madison(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Baraboo(hydrologic unit)
Wisconsin(hydrologic accounting unit)
Wisconsin(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wisconsin | Sauk |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -89.75819, 43.4486 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Baraboo |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0551110001 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS RED AND BLUE, HYDRATED NON-BESSEMER. 327,683 TONS WER SHIPPED FROM 1916 - 1925. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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