Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlNo Structural Control Of Mineralization Was Recognized By Bakheit (1981). There Is No Progressive Mineralization With Depth.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Marcasite, Niccolite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
GangueIlmenite, Magnetite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Geology
Host rockTroctolite
StructureLake Superior Syncline, Mellen Igneous Intrusive Complex
Tectonic settingMid-Continent Rift
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production yearsNONE
Identification
Deposit ID10083272
MRDS IDW062860
Alternate namesMineral Lake
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.29917, -90.80791
References
BAKHEIT, A.K., 1981, PETROGRAPHY OF CU-NI MINERALIZATION IN MINERAL LAKE AREA, ASHLAND COUNTY, WISCONSIN: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, M.S. THESIS, 104 PBAKHEIT, 1981.