Mine: Geneva Mine, Ironwood, MI

Lisben Mine and others → Geneva Mine → Geneva-Davis Group

Operated for about 50 years

From: 1903

Owned by: Oliver Mining Company

Produced: Iron Ore

Method: Underground. To 3,150 feet.

Railroad connection: C&NW to Escanaba and WC (Soo Line) to port of Ashland

Until: 1950+

Lifetime Production: 10,540,671 tons

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Notes

S 1/2 Section 13 - T47N-R47W and Section 1/2 Section 18 and N 1/2-NW Section 19 of T47N-R46W. Includes West Davis S 1/2 Section 13; former Geneva, SW Section 18; Royal Mine SE Section 18; and Davis Mine N 1/2-NW Section 19. [LSMI-1952]

Time Line

1890. The Davis or New Davis mine opened in 1890 and shipped through 1937.

1915. The West Davis (formerly also called the North Newport) opened in 1915, and shipped until 1948.

1923. Royal Mine now included in Geneva Mine.

1944. The Oliver Iron Mining leased all of these properties in 1902 and all shipments thereafter were  by that company. The Geneva, Royal. David, and West Davis have been operated as a group; under the name Geneva since 1944; previously sometimes called the Geneva-Davis group.