| Deposit ID | 10079413 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028943 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tully Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.62338, 46.07417 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gaastra(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 | 36 | SE OF SE | Michigan |
| 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 | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.62338, 46.07417 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Year of last production | 1926 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1910-1950 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 1171668mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 164.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1911, 1914, 1917, 1920, 1923, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (1ST-5TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 128, 215, 273, 246, 295-296 RESPECTIVLY.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 328-332, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1909. SHIPPED 1910, 1911, 1913-1919, 1921, 1922, AND 1926. FORMERLY OPERATED BY CORRIGAN MCKINNEY AND CO., THEN ACQUIRED BY HANNA IRON ORE CO. WORKED BY MILLING METHOD, UNDERGROUND. AFTER 1950 THIS MINE, ALONG WITH THE BENGAL MINE BECAME A PART OF THE CANNON MINE (SEE SEPARATE REPORT, THIS FILE). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1980 | Yeager, Keith (Cannon, W.) | Michigan Geological Survey Division | |
| Updater | 02-FEB-1996 | Sutphin, D.M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAR-1997 | Sutphin, D.M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-1997 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 13-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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