| Deposit ID | 10080408 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031540 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chicago Mines (Sparta) |
| Alternate or previous names | Wakefiled-Chicago |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.94649, 46.48528 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NORTH OF SUNDAY LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gogebic(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wakefield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wakefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Black-Presque Isle(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Gogebic |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 047N | 045W | 08, 09 | E 1/2 NE 8 | Michigan |
| W 1/2 NW 9 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Martite | 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 | Ironwood Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Ironwood Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -89.94649, 46.48528 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1892 |
| Year of last production | 1915 |
| District name | Gogebic Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1892-1915 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 106239mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 54.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1911, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 14.
JOHNSON, A.M., AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, GOGEBIC COUNTY, P. 32-34, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHICAGO OPENED IN 1896 AND SHIPPED 1896, 1900, 1902, 1903 AND 1915. INCLUDES FORMER SPARTA PROPERTY WHICH SHIPPED 1892 AND 1895. FORMERLY OPERATED BY OLIVER MINING CO., LATER BY WAKEFIELD IRON CO., LAST HELD BY MAHLAND ORE CO. A RESERVE PROPERTY. ALSO CALLED WAKEFIELD CHICAGO. UNDERGROUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-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 | 06-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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