| Deposit ID | 10268272 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260530011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eureka-Asteroid |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.0007, 46.4742 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 427 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gogebic(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bessemer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ironwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ashland(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 | 046 W | 13 | C N2 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -90.0007, 46.4742 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Gogebic Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Youngstown Mines Corp. |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pickand Mather And Co. |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260530011 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 14,484,717 TONS OF SOFT, DARK RED, NON-BESSEMER AND HIGH PHO OUS ORE SHIPPED FROM EUREKA AND ASTEROID SHAFTS FROM 1890-19 MINES WERE WORKED BY SUB-LEVEL CAVING TO A DEPTH OF 3,500 FE THE MINES ARE NOW TERMED EXHAUSTED, BUT THE 3,591 FOOT DEEP SHAFT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN 1950 TO HOIST ORE PRODUCED FROM ANVIL-PALMS-KEEWEENAW GROUP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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