| Deposit ID | 10079318 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028540 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Michigamme Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.09865, 46.53917 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marquette(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Michigamme(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 | Marquette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 048N | 030W | 19 | S 1/2 | Michigan | |
| 48N | 030W | 20 | SW 1/2 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Grunerite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| Rock unit name | Negaunee Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Negaunee Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.09865, 46.53917 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| Year of last production | 1905 |
| District name | Marquette Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1905 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1872-1905 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 950854mt | ||||||||||||||
| 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 & BARAGA COUNTIES, MICHIGAN, USGS MAP 1 - 1078 .
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938 , LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES ( 1ST ED. ): CLEVELAND, OHIO, P. 112 .
HANNA, T. A., 1902 , STATE OF MICHIGAN MINES AND MINERAL STATISTICS MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN, P. 78 .
SECTION FILES, MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IRON COMPANY, 1950 , SECTION FILES OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF MICHIGAN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1872 . SHIPPED 1872 - 1895 , 1900 - 1903 , 1905 . FIRST OPERATED BY MICHIGAMME CO., LATER BY CLEVELAND IRON MINING CO., WHICH BECAME THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IRON CO. INACTIVE-UNDERGROUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-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 |
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