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Star West Mine

Past Producer in Marquette county in Michigan, 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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310061
MRDS ID LW00061
Record type Site
Current site name Star West Mine
Alternate or previous names Wheat Pit, Home, Prout

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.57974, 46.43778 (WGS84)
Relative position RICHMOND TOWNSHIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marquette(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palmer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gwinn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marquette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escanaba(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 Marquette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 47N 26W 29 SE Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF QUARTER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOFT, BLUE, SILICEOUS HEMATITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Negaunee Iron-Formation
    Rock description Negaunee Iron-Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.57974, 46.43778
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Regional trends are east-west

Ore body information

  • General form STRATABOUND

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1873
Year of last production 1911

Mining district

District name Marquette Iron District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Home Iron Mining and Manufacturing
  • Type Owner
    Owner Wheat Iron Mining Co., Corrigan McKinney
    First year 1873
    Last year 1874
  • Type Operator
    Owner Oliver Iron Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1911
    Period 1873-1911
    Material ore Fe
    Ore mined 212461mt
    Accuracy Accurate

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PITS (#1 PIT 70' DEEP) WITH ACCESS TO ORE UNDER PIT BY SHAFTS. US STEEL LIST 8 PITS AND 8 SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, SITE ID # 520180, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

  • Production

    UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 50 DIP ANGLE, 350 E PITCH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUL-2002 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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