Wisconsin · Ashland County
Past Producer

West Gogebic Taconite Deposit

Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Ironwood Iron-Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1848
Identification
Deposit ID10082894
MRDS IDW062316
Alternate namesPenokee Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.29722, -90.65346
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM (MAS/MILS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95.MARSDEN, R.W., 1978, IRON ORE RESERVES OF WISCONSIN--A MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM REPORT, IN GRAVEN, L.K., ED., PRODUCTIVITY IN LAKE SUPERIOR MINING DISTRICT: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 51ST ANNUAL MEETING MINNESOTA SECTION AIME AND 39TH ANNUAL MINING SYMPOSIUM, P. 24.1-24.28.MARSDEN, 1978.