| Deposit ID | 10079421 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028954 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beta Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Beta-Nanaimo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.65227, 46.09361 (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 | 26 | 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 | 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) | -88.65227, 46.09361 |
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1886 |
| Year of last production | 1908 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1886-1891 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 27590mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 108.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.M., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 33-35, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED IN 1886. SHIPPED 1886-1887, 1891. CLOSED IN 1887, SHIPMENTS MADE IN 1891 AND 1941-1942 WERE FROM STOCKPILE. THESE SHIPMENTS WERE MADE BY PITTSBURGH COKE AND IRON CO. THE MINE IS NOW EXHAUSTED. THIS PROPERTY WAS LATER INCLUDED IN THE NANAIMO 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 | 09-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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