| Deposit ID | 10292317 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0261039008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Mining Co--Palmer, Mich. |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.59722, 46.4444 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 396 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marquette(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palmer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gwinn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marquette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escanaba(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Marquette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 047 N | 026 W | 30 | NEC | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -87.59722, 46.4444 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. |
| ID | 2001012 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empire Mining Co--Operator |
| ID | 2001012 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empire Iron Mining Co. |
| ID | 2001012 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Harvester |
| ID | 2001012 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Louth Steel Corp. |
| ID | 2001012 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0261039008 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2001012 |
CONCENTRATOR & AGGLOMERATING PLANT--PART OF PALMER OPERATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE EMPIRE MINE
E& MJ INTNL DIR OF MINING 1981 P200
1981 MSHA LIST
# ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0261039011
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/09/2017 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2001012 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Empire Mine |
| Current operator | Empire Iron Mining Partnership |
| Current controller (parent) | Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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