| Deposit ID | 10167884 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0261039005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cleveland-Cliffs Ore Improve. Plnt |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.50391, 46.4972 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 387 |
| 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)
Dead-Kelsey(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Marquette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 047 N | 026 W | 01 | W2 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -87.50391, 46.4972 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. |
| ID | 2001009 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0261039005 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2001009 |
MSHA UPDATE 78
| 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 12/02/1980 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2001009 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Ore Improvement Plant |
| Current operator | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc |
| Mine type | Facility (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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