Hagerman Reserve

Prospect 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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079394
MRDS ID W028657
Record type Site
Current site name Hagerman Reserve

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.26448, 46.10833 (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)

Michigamme(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
043N 032W 21 Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN IS PROSPECT LOCATION IN NW OF SE OF SECTION 21.

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.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.26448, 46.10833

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

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Menominee Range

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IRON FORMATION IS NOT COMMERCIALLY PRODUCIBLE IN THIS AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A RESERVE PROPERTY, FORMERLY HELD BY CORRIGAN MCKINNEY STEEL CO. AND OTHER INTERESTS. NOW ENTIRELY OWNED BY REPUBLIC STEEL CORP. WHICH COMPLETED AN EXPLORATORY DRILLING PROGRAM. SEE REFERENCE ON SECTION FILES.

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

Beyond USGS

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