Auburn Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10291956
MAS/MILS ID 0271370185
Record type Site
Current site name Auburn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.5349, 47.49939 (WGS84)
Elevation 442
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Louis(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eveleth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hibbing(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota St. Louis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.5349, 47.49939

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Auburn Minerals Llc
    ID 2103073
    Interest 100
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OFFICE OF ORE EST

  • Deposit

    PART OF ROUCHLEAU GROUP OF MINES

  • Deposit

    U S STEEL CORP 1967

  • Deposit

    MINES DIRECTORY U OF MN 19

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-1995 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/20/2002
MSHA mine ID2103073
Mine name (MSHA)AUBURN MINE
Current operatorAuburn Minerals Llc
Current controller (parent)David Kraemer; Michael Skubic
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references