| Deposit ID | 10079404 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028931 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hiawatha Mine #1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.64533, 46.07528 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron River(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 043N | 035W | 35 | SW OF SE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Stilpnomelane | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| Rock unit name | Riverton Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Riverton Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.64533, 46.07528 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| Year of last production | 1967 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1893-1950 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 10042144mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1893-1967 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 22517511mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 116.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1923, 1927, 1930, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (5TH-7TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 282, 302-303, 272-273 RESPECTIVELY.
REED, R.C., 1975, ONE THOUSAND MILLION TONS, MICHIGAN IRON ORE SHIPMENTS THROUGH 1974, CIRCULAR 12, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF MICHIGAN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LANSING, MICHIGAN, 1975. P. 9.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 178-185, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1883. SHIPPED THROUGH 1950 EXCEPT 1894, 1896-1899 AND 1907. OPERATION AFTER 1950 CAN ONLY BE REPORTED AS HIAWATHA GROUP OPERATION, WHICH INCLUDED HIAWATHA #1 AND #2, AND CHATHAM MINES (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS), AND WAS FINALLY EXHAUSTED IN 1967. FORMERLY OPERATED BY MONROE IRON MINING CO., LATER BY HANNA IRON ORE CO. WORKED BY STOPING METHOD UNDERGROUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-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 |
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