| Deposit ID | 10079414 |
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| MRDS ID | W028945 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wauseca-Aronson Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Konwinski Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.64672, 46.11111 (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 | SW OF NE | 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 | ||
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| (1) | -88.64672, 46.11111 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| Year of last production | 1968 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1926-1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 15610279mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 123.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1927, 1930, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (6TH, 7TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 319-320, 290 RESPECTIVLY.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 205-207, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WAUSELA OPENED 1926, SHIPPED THROUGH 1929. OPERATED BY THE MINERAL MINING CO. SOMETIMES KNOWN AS KONWINSKI. STOCKPILE SHIPMENTS IN 1940 AND 1941 MADE BY M.A. HANNA CO. ASSIGNED TO HANNA COAL AND ORE CORP. IN 1941, WITH THE ARONSON, AND SHIPPED 1942-1972. WORKED BY SUB-LEVEL STOPING UNDERGROUND. SHIPMENTS FROM ARONSON DURING 1947-1972. SHIPMENTS SOMETIMES REPORTED AS FROM WAUSELA IN 1911, 1913, 1915-1916, 1918-1920, AND 1922, EVIDENTLY WERE MADE BY THE JAMES MINE (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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