Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formBASIN FILL
Ore controlExtensive Peat Deposition On Glacial Lake Bed Fostered By Period Of Poor Drainage And A Cool, Wet Climate.
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Clayey, Lake-Washed Ground Moraine;Sands
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10072956
MRDS IDW018693
Alternate namesNakoda, Wisner Areas, Redlake Peatland, Little Fork
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.41056, -93.20551
References
FOX, ROBIN, THOMAS MAHERER, AND RANDEE ZARTH, 1977, INVENTORY OF PEAT RESOURCES IN MN, PROGRESS RPT. STATE OF MN, D.N.R., DIVISION OF MINERALS.FARNHAM, R.S., 1974, POTENTIAL OF PEAT FOR FUEL, REPORT TO THE U.S. ENERGY COMMISSION (UNPUBLISHED),29P.SOPER, E.K., 1919, THE PEAT DEPOSITS OF MINNESOTA., MINNESOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16.ANDERSON, J. AND ROBINETTE, A., PEAT RESOURCES AND PUBLIC LAND OWNERSHIP; MINNESOTA LAND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, 1;500,000.1976 DIREXAL UNIV. OF MINNESOTA; SOILS DEPT., STATE MAPPINFARNHAM, R.S.,1974, POTENTIAL OF PEAT FOR FUEL.