Description
Inland Steel Co.
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlLithology: Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Black River Falls Iron
AlterationOther: Moderate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1969 TO 1982
First production1969
Last production1982
Identification
Deposit ID10072338
MRDS IDW017463
Alternate namesRon Mound, Seven Mile Mound Mine, Black River Falls Mine, Jackson County Iron Mine.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.29306, -90.72513
References
HEYL, A.V., JR., AGNEW, A.F., LYONS, E.J., AND BEHRE, C.H., JR., WITH SPECIAL SECTIONS BY FLINT, A.E., 1959, THE GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309, 310 PMINERALS YEARBOOK 1983, V. II, DOMESTIC, P. 604MARSDEN, 1978