NorthMet Project

Prospect in St. Louis county in Minnesota, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400947
Record type Deposit
Current site name NorthMet Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -91.96667, 47.6 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position Property covers at least 6.5 sq. mi. and is about one mile south of the Peter Mitchell open pit mine (Fe). Coordinates are approx. location.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Louis(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Babbitt SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ely(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Two Harbors(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Superior National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota St. Louis

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 059N 013W 1-4, 9-12 Minnesota

Comments on the location information

  • Property covers at least 4,282 acres or 6.5 sq. mi. (NI 43-1-1, p. 4-3). It is about 6.5 mi. south of the town of Babbitt (NI 43-101, p. 4-1).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -91.96667, 47.6

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure name at eastern end of Mesabi Iron Range

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Superior National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner PolyMet Mining
    Home office Executive Office 444 Cedar Street, Suite 2060 St. Paul, MN 55101 651.389-4100
    Year 2013

Comments on the production information

  • First production expected in 2015 or 2016 (miningengineering, p. 11).

Comments on the workings information

  • The Erie Plant (part of the project) is about 6 miles west of the NorthMet Deposit.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 2013-05-17 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.