Kimball Mine

Past Producer in Iron county in Michigan, United States with commodity Iron
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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079377
MRDS ID W028635
Record type Site
Current site name Kimball Mine
Alternate or previous names Junietta, Juniette, Juniata

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.32921, 46.08861 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crystal Falls(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 043N 032W 29 SE OF SE Michigan
NE OF SE Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • CENTER POINT BETWEEN TWO SHAFTS, SE OF SE, SECTION 29.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Goethite Ore
Chert Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Stilpnomelane Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Mica Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chert and siderite to hematite and goethite in oxidation zones.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.32921, 46.08861

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structurally controlled in synclinal body.

Comments on the geologic information

  • WELL-BEDDED, CHERT AND SIDERITE IRON FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1907
Year of last production 1915

Mining district

District name Menominee Range

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Period 1907-1915
    Material ore Fe
    Ore mined 36329mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fe Iron Iron 51wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IS SOFT, RED, HIGH PHOSPHORUS, NON-BESSEMER, HEMATITE. CRUSHED AND GRADE SHIPPED. GRADE REPORTED IS AVERAGE OF AVAILABLE OF ANALYSIS FIGURES FROM 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REMAINING IRON FORMATION IS NOT COMMERCIALLY VIABLE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 167.64M

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDERGROUND; AT LEAST 2 OPENINGS

Comments on development

  • CORRIGAN MCKINNEY & CO.,

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPENED 1906, SHIPPED 1907, 1915. MINE IDLE SINCE 1910. LAST OF ACCUMULATED STOCKPILE SHIPPED IN 1915. (NOT CONSISTENT WITH PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR 1916.) FORMERLY OPERATED BY CORRIGAN MCKINNEY AND CO. WORKED BY STOPING METHOD, UNDERGROUND.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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