| Deposit ID | 10079314 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028534 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Webster Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.14087, 46.53194 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baraga(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Three Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
L'Anse(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Michigamme(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Baraga |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 048N | 031W | 26 | NE OF NE | Michigan |
| NW OF NE | Michigan | ||||
| SE OF NE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Grunerite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| Rock unit name | Bijiki Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Bijiki Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.14087, 46.53194 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| Year of last production | 1900 |
| District name | Marquette Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1900 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1882-1900 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 35559mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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KLASNER, J. S., AND CANNON, W. F., 1978 , BEDROCK GEOLOGY MAP OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE MICHIGAMME AND THREE LAKES QUADRANGLES, MARQUETTE AND BARAGA COUNTIES, MICHIGAN. USGS MAP 1 - 1078 .
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952 , LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES ( 2ND ED. ): CLEVELAND, OHIO, P. 92 .
SECTION FILES, MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE CLEVELAND - CLIFFS IRON CO. 1949 - 1950 , RECORD OF EXPLORATIONS, SECTION FILES OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF THE MICHIGAN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
JOHNSON, A, 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, BARAGA COUNTY, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1882 , SHIPPED IN 1882 , 1884 , 1886 - 1887 , 1889 , 1900 AND 1945 (FROM STOCKPILE). FIRST OPERATED BY WEBSTER IRON CO., LATER DEVELOPED BY THE CLEVELAND - CLIFFS IRON CO., AS PART OF THE OHIO CONCENTRATION PROJECT. INACTIVE - OPEN PIT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | 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 | 06-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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