A study of the “Iron Ridge” Mine: an excerpt from When ...
2020-10-13 · The elevation at the highest point of the escarpment at the Iron Ridge Mine is approximately 1,070 feet (Mikulic, 1983, p. 8). Charles Whittlesey (1849, p. 449) was the first geologist to visit the area in 1849, and illustrated a section of the ore and cliff near Mr. Sterling's saw mill. The Iron Ridge Mine consists of an open pit and an ...