Description
Puritan Mining Co.
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Ironwood Iron-Formation
Associated rock"Tyler Formation", "Palms Formation"
StructureRegional trends: E-W
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPETERSON SHUT DOWN IN JAN 1966; THE LAST SHIPMENTS FROM STOCKS WERE IN AUG 1967.
First production1884
Last production1937
Identification
Deposit ID10099664
MRDS IDW001405
Alternate namesPeterson Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.47139, -90.06372
References
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, 1952, P. 58.VAN HISE AND LEITH, 1911, U. S. G. S. MONOGRAPHU.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954-1994, MINERALS YEARBOOK [1953-1993]: WASHINGTON, D.C., U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, VARIOUS VOLUMES./LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION 1952 LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES: CLEVELAND OHIO 2D ED. 334 P.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.JOHNSON, A.M., AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, GOGEBIC COUNTY, P. 185-190, SITE ID# 270054, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.REED 1975