Empire II Pellet Plant

Plant in Marquette county in Michigan, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267739
MAS/MILS ID 0261035022
Record type Site
Current site name Empire II Pellet Plant

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.60002, 46.4333 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marquette(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palmer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gwinn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marquette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escanaba(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 Marquette

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.60002, 46.4333

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Pellet Plant

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.
    Interest 22.5
    Home office 1100 Superior Ave, Cleveland 44114
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Inland Steel Ind., Inc. 30 W Monroe St, Chicago, Il
    Interest 40
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ltv Corp.
    Interest 25
    Home office 25 W. Prospect Ave, Cleveland Oh 44115
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.
    Interest 12.5
    Year 1994

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-OCT-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Operator history (post-MRDS)

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