Minntac Mine East Pit

Producer in St. Louis county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267864
MAS/MILS ID 0271370345
Record type Site
Current site name Minntac Mine East Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -92.5966, 47.55279 (WGS84)
Elevation 503
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Louis(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Virginia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vermilion Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hibbing(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Louis(hydrologic unit)

St. Louis(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota St. Louis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -92.5966, 47.55279

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner USX Corp., Div. Of U.S. Steel Corp.
    ID 2100282
    Interest 100
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES STEEL CORP

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES STEEL CORP 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAR-1995 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) 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)

StatusActive since 10/01/1987
MSHA mine ID2100282
Mine name (MSHA)Minntac Mine
Current operatorUnited States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Current controller (parent)USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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