Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSecondary Enrichment
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlStratigraphically controlled.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Goethite
GangueChert, Pyrite, Siderite, Stilpnomelane, Chlorite, Mica
Geology
Host rockIron Formation
AlterationChert and siderite to hematite, goethite in oxidation zones
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Last production1926
Identification
Deposit ID10079413
MRDS IDW028943
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.07417, -88.62338
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, 1938, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 164.CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1911, 1914, 1917, 1920, 1923, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (1ST-5TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 128, 215, 273, 246, 295-296 RESPECTIVLY.JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 328-332, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.