Iron Mines in Michigan
1,100Total Sites
21Active
Iron Mining in Michigan
Michigan has 1,100 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 21 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Iron County | 817 |
| Marquette County | 155 |
| Gogebic County | 70 |
| Dickinson County | 42 |
| Baraga County | 11 |
| Wayne County | 2 |
| Eaton County | 1 |
| Grand Traverse County | 1 |
| Macomb County | 1 |
Iron Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie Mine | Marquette | Underground | Producer |
| Charlotte Plant | Eaton | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Davidson #1 Hole D1 | Iron | Producer | |
| Diamond Drill Dept | Marquette | Surface | Producer |
| Empire | Marquette | Surface | Producer |
| Empire Mine | Marquette | Producer | |
| Empire Mining Co--Palmer, Mich. | Marquette | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Groveland Mine & Plant | Dickinson | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Iron River - Crystal Falls Area | Iron | Surface-Underground | Producer |
| Jones & Laughlin--Warren, Mich. | Macomb | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Marquette Iron District | Marquette | Producer | |
| Marquette Iron District | Marquette | Producer | |
| Marquette Iron Mining-Republic Plnt | Marquette | Processing Plant | Producer |
| McLouth Steel Gibralter Roll'g Mill | Wayne | Processing Plant | Producer |
| McLouth Steel Trenton Rolling Mill | Wayne | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Pontiac Prospect | Marquette | Surface | Producer |
| Republic Mine | Marquette | Surface | Producer |
| Tilden Mine | Marquette | Producer | |
| Tilden Mine | Marquette | Surface | Producer |
| Traverse City Plant | Grand Traverse | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Volunteer (New) Mine | Marquette | Surface | Producer |
| Adams Mine | Marquette | Underground | Past Producer |
| Albion Mine | Marquette | Prospect | |
| Alpha Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer |
| American Mine | Marquette | Past Producer | |
| Antoine Mine | Dickinson | Surface | Past Producer |
| Anvil-Palms-Keweenaw Group | Gogebic | Past Producer | |
| Appleton Iron Mine | Dickinson | Underground | Past Producer |
| Aragon Mine | Dickinson | Surface | Past Producer |
| Archibald Mine | Marquette | Underground | Past Producer |
| Arlington Mine | Iron | Underground | Prospect |
| Armania Mine | Iron | Past Producer | |
| Aronson Hole 97 | Iron | Prospect | |
| Aronson Iron Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer |
| Ashland Mine | Gogebic | Past Producer | |
| Athens Iron Mine | Marquette | Underground | Past Producer |
| Athens Mine | Marquette | Underground | Past Producer |
| Austin Mine | Marquette | Underground | Past Producer |
| Baker & Oliver Prospect B, F, 01 | Iron | Prospect | |
| Baker Exploration A | Iron | Prospect | |
| Baker Exploration E | Iron | Prospect | |
| Baker Exploration J | Iron | Prospect | |
| Baker Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer |
| Baker Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer |
| Balkan-Judson Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Baltic Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer |
| Baltic Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer |
| Barasa Mine | Marquette | Past Producer | |
| Barnes-Hecker Mine | Marquette | Underground | Past Producer |
| Barnett Exploration Hole 108 | Iron | Prospect |