| Deposit ID | 10278267 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550510004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Germania Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Harmony, Includes Minnewawa |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.18791, 46.4464 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 483 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ironwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ironwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ashland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bad-Montreal(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wisconsin | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 046 N | 002 E | 24 | NWSESW | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.18791, 46.4464 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Gogebic Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| 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 | 0550510004 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKED BY CAVING METHOD. SOFT, RED, NON-BESSEMER ORE. 470269 TONS SHIPPED BETWEEN 1885 AND 1912. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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