| Deposit ID | 10278392 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550510003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cary Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Superior, West Cary, Kakagon, Windsor Nimikon, And, Tilden In Wisconsin. |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.20341, 46.4367 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 472 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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 | 26 | SWSWNE | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -90.20341, 46.4367 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1886 |
| District name | Gogebic Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Odanah Iron Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Wisconsin |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pickands Mather And Co. |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550510003 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKED BY SUB-LEVEL CAVING SYSTEM. DEPTH = 3350 FT. HARD, BL NON-BESSEMER ORE. TOTAL SHIPMENTS FROM ALL PROPERTIES NOW IN IN CARY MINE = 11,271,846 TONS ASOF 1950. CARY WAS STILL PRO IN 1950. THERE IS ANOTHER SHAFT 950 METERS WEST OF THE SHAFT WHICH LOCATION DATA WAS GIVEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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