| Deposit ID | 10082667 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upson Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.42123, 46.36083 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ROUGHLY 3/4 MI SSW OF UPSON, WI, ALONG S.R. 77., Est Location Is For A Point Within The Upson Property. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Upson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ironwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ashland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bad-Montreal(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wisconsin | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45N | 1E | 19 | W2 OF SW4 | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| 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 Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Ironwood Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -90.42123, 46.36083 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-Dipping Sediments; Regional Trends Are East To West. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | An E-W Linear Iron Formation Going From Gogebic, Mi, To Ironwood, Mi, And To Mellen, Wi, And A Bit Farther W. |
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50-55 N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1848 |
| Discoverer | A. Randall Discovered Low-Grade Magnetic Material During The Survey Of The Fourth Principal Meridian. |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1903 |
| Production years | 1902-1903 |
| District name | Gogebic Iron District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W062016 |
EMATIT
SCHMIDT, 1980: USGS BULLETIN 1460
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P. 60.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1848 FOR THE AREA |
| Deposit | THIS IS AN OLD UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-95 | Sutphin, David M. (Cannon, W. F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-97 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-97 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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