Larson Exploration

Prospect in Florence county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10156401
MAS/MILS ID 0550370004
Record type Site
Current site name Larson Exploration

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -88.34114, 45.9069 (WGS84)
Elevation 454
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Florence(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Florence West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Menominee(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Florence

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 040 N 017 E 35 W2NW Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -88.34114, 45.9069

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Menominee Iron District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jackson County Iron Co.
    Interest 100
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Inland Steel Co.
    Home office Michigan
    Year 1976

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEAN, NON-BESSEMER ORE WITH HIGH ALUMINA CONTENT. A SAMPLE O TONS WAS SHIPPED IN 1948. NOW ABANDONED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-83 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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