| Deposit ID | 10121530 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260710054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Homer Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Cardiff and Minckler |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.65695, 46.1153 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 472 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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 | 043 N | 035 W | 23 | NWNWNW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.65695, 46.1153 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1914 |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| District name | Menominee Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. A. Hanna Co. |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hanna Iron Ore Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260710054 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION IS FOR HOMER SHAFT. CARDIFF SHAFT LOCATION IS 46.11 NORTH LATITITUDE, 88.65958 DEG. WEST LONGITUDE. MINCKLER SHA LOCATION IS 46.10903 DEG. N.LAT., 88.62903 DEG. W.LONG. 6,921,032 TONS OF MEDIUM, RED-BROWN, HIGH PHOSPHOROUS ORE WE SHIPPED FROM THIS MINE FROM 1915-1950. MINE WORKED BY SUB-ST DEPTH OF WORKINGS IN 1950 WAS 1,108 FEET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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