Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSecondary Enrichment
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlStructurally controlled in synclinal body
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Goethite
GangueChert, Pyrite, Siderite, Stilpnomelane, Chlorite, Mica
Geology
Host rockIron Formation
AlterationChert and siderite to hematite and goethite in oxidation zones.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1913
Identification
Deposit ID10079373
MRDS IDW028629
Alternate namesPaint River Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.10833, -88.33087
References
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. P. 45-56, 88-110.LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 160CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1911, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 112-113.HANNA, T.A., 1902, STATE OF MICHIGAN MINES AND MINERAL STATISTICS, MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN. P. 81.JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 145-147, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.