| Deposit ID | 10122418 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0261030108 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Humboldt Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Humboldt Workings., New Humboldt Mine-Includes: Old S, Ampson, Washington, Baron, And |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.90333, 46.4881 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 478 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marquette(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Republic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gwinn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marquette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escanaba(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Marquette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 047 N | 029 W | 11 | NESWNW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -87.90333, 46.4881 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| District name | Marquette Iron District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. And Ford Motor Co. |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Humboldt Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0261030108 |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, MINING DIRECTORY AND STATISTICAL RE
PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AS OF 1950 THIS WAS A PROPOSED MINE TO PRODUCE HIGH GRADE OR CONCENTRATION OF JASPER (HEMATITE IRON-FORMATION). BENEFICIA AND AGGLOMERATION PLANTS WERE BEING CONSTRUCTED, AND PRODUCT SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN 1953. THE HUMBOLDT PELLET PLANT HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A GOLD MILL AND IS NOW (1991) PART OF THE ROPES MINE (SEQUENCE NUMBER 0261030124). THE ROPES MINE HAS BEEN FULLY EVALUATED, AND THE MILL IS DESCRIBED IN THE ROPES REPORT. THIS PROPERTY (0261030108) IS BEING LEFT IN THE MAS DATA BASE SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESCRIBING THE HISTORICAL IRON OPERATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-OCT-92 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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