| Deposit ID | 10105512 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001409 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jackpot |
| Alternate or previous names | Peterson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.06761, 46.47306 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR BESSEMER, MI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gogebic(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bessemer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ironwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ashland(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 | 046W | 16 | NE OF SW | Michigan |
| NW OF SW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| 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 Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Ironwood Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -90.06761, 46.47306 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| Year of first production | 1892 |
| Year of last production | 1904 |
| Production years | 1892-1893, 1897, 1900-1904 |
| District name | Gogebic Iron District (Range) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Puritan Mining Co. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pickands Mather and Co. |
| Year | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1892-1904 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 100675mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 216.71M |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, 2D ED.: CLEVELAND, OHIO, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 334 P.
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, 1952, P. 56.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOR GEOLOGY: SEE PETERSON MINE W001405 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Cannon, Suzanne S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| 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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