Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSecondary Enrichment
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlStratigraphically controlled. fault related.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Goethite
GangueChert, Pyrite, Siderite, Stilpnomelane, Chlorite, Mica
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Riverton Iron-Formation
AlterationChert and siderite to hematite, and goethite in oxidation zones.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1893
Last production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10079404
MRDS IDW028931
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.07528, -88.64533
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. PP. 45-56, 88-110.LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 116.CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1923, 1927, 1930, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (5TH-7TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 282, 302-303, 272-273 RESPECTIVELY.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. 178-185, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.