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Florence Mine

Past Producer 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. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10205841
MAS/MILS ID 0550370003
Record type Site
Current site name Florence Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -88.26314, 45.9258 (WGS84)
Elevation 363
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)

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 Wisconsin Florence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -88.26314, 45.9258
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1880

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hanna Iron Ore Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Michigan
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner M. A. Hanna Co.
    Home office Michigan
    Year 1976

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKED BY STOPING AND MILLING. SOFT, RED, HIGH PHOSPHORUS OR 3,680,601 TONS SHIPPED FROM 1880 TO 1931.

Reporter information

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

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