| Deposit ID | 10079406 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028933 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Homer-Wauseca Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Homer Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.65699, 46.11556 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 043N | 035W | 23 | NW OF SW | Michigan |
| NE OF SW | 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 | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | |||
| Rock unit name | Stambaugh Formation | ||
| Rock description | Stambaugh Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | |||
| Rock unit name | Hiawatha Graywacke | ||
| Rock description | Hiawatha Graywacke | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| Rock unit name | Riverton Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Riverton Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.65699, 46.11556 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Major troughs; regional trends: E-W, NE-SW, NW-SE, forming triangle. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Troughs into which Iron formation has slumped. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| Year of last production | 1969 |
| District name | Iron River-Crystal Falls Area of the Menominee Iron District (Range) |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Hanna Mining Co. |
| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1915-1950 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 6885432mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1915-1971 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 17773904mt |
| 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., 1917, 1920, 1923, 1927, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (3RD-6TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 257, 232-233, 283, 303-304.
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.
MINERAL INDUSTRY OF MICHIGAN, 1969; 1971 ANNUAL STATISTICAL SUMMARY 13
JAMES, H. L., ET. AL., 1968, U. S. G. S. PROF. PAPER 570.
DUTTON, C. E. AND P. W. ZIMMER, 1968, IRON ORE DEPOSITS - MENOMINEE DIST., MICH., IN ORE DEP. U. S. 1933-1967, THE GRATON-SALES VOL., J. D. RIDGE, ED., V. 1, P. 538-549.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 198-204, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1914, SHIPPED 1915 THROUGH 1950, EXCEPT 1931-1932 AND 1934. OPERATION AFTER 1950 IS REPORTED AS HOMER GROUP OPERATION, WHICH INCLUDED CARDIFF, MINCKLER AND SOUTH HOMER MINES, AND WAS FINALLY EXHAUSTED IN 1971. FORMERLY OPERATED BY BUFFALO IRON MINING CO., LATER BY HANNA IRON ORE CO. WORKED BY SUB-STOPING METHOD, UNDERGROUND. CARDIFF MINE SHIPPED 1922-1923 AND WAS A PART OF HOMER OPERATION (SEE SEPARATE REPORT, THIS FILE). |
| 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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