| Deposit ID | 10079419 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028952 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bengal Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.62172, 46.07861 (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 | NE OF SE | Michigan |
| NW 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 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.62172, 46.07861 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1913 |
| Year of last production | 1963 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1913-1950 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 5671823mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 108.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1914, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1930, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (2ND-7TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 186-187, 241, 218, 268, 287-288, 258 RESPECTIVLY.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 23-27, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1913, SHIPPED EVERY YEAR THROUGH 1950 EXCEPT 1931-1932 AND 1936. OPERATED BY THE VERONA MINING CO. (PICKANDS MATHER AND CO. AGENT). ACQUIRED BY THE HANNA IRON ORE CO. IN FEBRUARY, 1944 AND SHIPPED 1949-1950. WORKED BY STOPING AND SLICING METHODS, UNDERGROUND. NO INDIVIDUAL RECORD AFTER 1950. THIS MINE, ALONG WITH TULLY MINE, BECAME CANNON MINE (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS, 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 |
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