| Deposit ID | 10106112 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028641 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fortune Lake Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.38977, 46.1 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fortune Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brule(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 043N | 033W | 25 26 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Stilpnomelane | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.38977, 46.1 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Year of last production | 1968 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oglebay Norton |
| Year | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1953-1958 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 1337975mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 64.01M |
| Overall length | 588M |
| Overall width | 230M |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 114.
REED, R.C., 1975, ONE THOUSAND MILLION TONS, MICHIGAN IRON ORE SHIPMENTS THROUGH 1974, CIRCULAR 12, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LANSING, MICHIGAN. P. 10.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 154-156, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXPLORED IN 1915 AND 1920 BY FORTUNE LAKE MINING CO. (OGLEBAY, NORTON AND CO. AGENT). HELD AS RESERVE UNTIL OPENED IN 1953. SHIPPED EVERY YEAR UNTIL 1958. OPERATED AS UNDERGROUND MILL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Yeager, Keith (Cannon, W.) | Michigan Geological Survey Division | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1997 | Sutphin, D.M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-1997 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 10-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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