| Deposit ID | 10268240 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260530028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wakefield Mine |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.9607, 46.4697 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 411 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gogebic(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wakefield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wakefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Black-Presque Isle(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Gogebic |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 047 N | 045 W | 17 | NENESW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -89.9607, 46.4697 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1913 |
| District name | Gogebic Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Municipality |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hanna Iron Ore Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. A. Hanna Co. |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260530028 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH OF OPEN PIT = 400 FT. 12,924,002 TONS OF SOFT, RED AND DARK BROWN, NON BESSEMER OR SHIPPED FROM 1913 TO 1944. THIS MINE WAS SAID TO BE EXHAUSTED IN 1944. HOWEVER, M.A. HA PRODUCED ORE FROM 1951-1956. THE MINE WAS THEN LEASED TO THE PITTSBURGH PACIFIC CO. WHICH ALSOPRODUCED ORE FROM 1957-1958 PITTSBURGH PACIFIC CO. CANCELLED ITS LEASE IN 1958 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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