Michigan · Iron County
Past Producer

Sherwood Mine

Iron County, Michigan, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSecondary Enrichment
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlStratigraphically controlled
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Goethite, Limonite
GangueChert, Pyrite, Siderite, Stilpnomelane, Chlorite, Mica, Clay
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Negaunee Iron-Formation
Associated rock"Stambaugh Formation", "Hiawatha Graywacke", "Dunn Creek Slate "
StructureMajor troughs; regional trends: E-W, NE-SW, NW-SE, forming triangle., Troughs into which Iron formation has slumped.
AlterationChert and siderite to hematite (goethite, limonite) in oxidation zones.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1931
Last production1979
Identification
Deposit ID10068376
MRDS IDW001403
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates46.10944, -88.64005
References
JAMES, H. L., ET. AL., 1968, U. S. G. S. PROF. PAPER 570JAMES, H. L., 1955, ZONES OF REGIONAL METAMORPHISM IN THE PRECAMBRIAN OF NORTHERN MICH., G. S. A. BULL., V. 66, P. 1455-1488.DUTTON, C. E., P. W. ZIMMER, 1968, IRON ORE DEPOSITS - MENOMINEE DIST., MICH., IN ORE DEP. U. S. 1933-1967, THE GRATON-SALES VOL., J. D. RIDGE, ED., V. 1, P. 538-549.JAMES, H.L., DUTTON, C.E., PETTIJOHN, F.J., WIER, K.L., 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE IRON RIVER, CRYSTAL FALLS DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE, 1968. PP. 45-56, 88-110.LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 122.REED, R.C., 1975, ONE THOUSAND MILLION TONS, MICHIGAN IRON ORE SHIPMENTS THROUGH 1974, CIRCULAR 12, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF MICHIGAN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LANSING, MICHIGAN, 1975. P. 9.JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 302-306, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, 1952, P. 122.; SKILLINGS, MAY 1972, V. 61, N. 22, P. 15 AND JUNE 1971, V. 60, N. 26, P. 119.; SKILLINGS, JAN. 27, 1973, V. 62, NO. 4, P. 14