| Deposit ID | 10122463 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W018572 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0271370008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rouchleau Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Rochleau Mine, U S Rouchleau Group, Rouchleau Mine, Great Western Mine, Auburn Mine |
| Related records | 10072872 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.5288, 47.51029 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 442 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Louis(county)
Minnesota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virginia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vermilion Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hibbing(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
St. Louis(hydrologic unit)
St. Louis(hydrologic accounting unit)
Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Minnesota | St. Louis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 058 N | 017 W | 17 | C SWNE | Minnesota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chert | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -92.5288, 47.51029 |
|---|
| Strike | N25E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 11W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 170HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 24M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| District name | Lake Superior |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| ID | 2100284 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 170HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0271370008 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2100284 |
DIRECTORY - 1981, ED. BY W.D. TRETHEWAY. UNIV.. OF
EMMONS, W.H. AND F.E. GROUT (ED.). MINERAL RESOURCES OF
MINNESOTA. MINN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, 1943,
PP. 13-57.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. U. S. - LAKE SUPERIOR
REGION STILL HOLDS LARGEST RESERVES. V. 175, NO. 11,
NOVEMBER 1974, PP. 81-93, 102-103.
MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL. THREE IRON ORE PROCESSING
FACILITIES. AUGUST 1981, P. 6.
MINING ENGINEERING. ROUCHLEAU, NATURAL OPERATION. V. 25,
NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 1973, P. 62.
SKILLINGS, J.D., JR. 1974 MINNESOTA TACONITE AND NATURAL
ORE ACTIVITY. SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, V. 63, NO. 26,
JUNE 29, 1974, P. 10.
MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER. MINNESOTA MINING
DIRECTORY - 1981, ED. BY W.D. TRETHEWAY. UNIV. OF
MINN., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 1981, 266 PP.
WHITE, D.A. THE STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MESABI
RANGE, MINNESOTA. MINN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 38, 1954,
92 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PLANT CAPACITY WAS 1500000 MTPY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-MAR-95 | Popper, G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 11/07/1978 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2100284 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | U S Rouchleau Grp |
| Current operator | United States Steel Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | USX Corp (United States Steel Corp) |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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