Fairbanks Iron Mine

Past Producer in Iron county in Michigan, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194356
MAS/MILS ID 0260710695
Record type Site
Current site name Fairbanks Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Lincoln

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -88.32674, 46.1061 (WGS84)
Elevation 428
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crystal Falls(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 043 N 032 W 20 SENESE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -88.32674, 46.1061

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Lincoln Mining Co.
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Crystal Falls Iron Mining Co (Former Owner)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETTIJOHN, F J, 1970, MICH GEO SURV R.I.8, PLATE 3, P. 11.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.