Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSecondary Enrichment
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlUpward facing or open structures of folding or faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Grunerite
GangueChert, Magnetite, Hornblende, Actinolite, Garnet, Mica
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Bijiki Iron-Formation
AlterationReplacement of cherty beds by iron oxide and alteration of fe-silicates and carbonates to iron oxides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1933
Identification
Deposit ID10106105
MRDS IDW028542
Alternate namesFarm , Wetmore
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.53083, -88.13254
References
KLASNER, J. S., AND CANNON, W. F., 1978 , BEDROCK GEOLOGY MAP OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE MICHIGAMME AND THREE LAKES QUADRANGLES, MARQUETTE AND BARAGA COUNTIES, MICHIGAN, USGS MAP 1 - 1078 .CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C. B., INC. ( 1911 , 1914 , 1917 , 1920 , 1924 , 1927 , 1930 ), THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR ( 1ST - 7TH EDS. ): CLEVELAND, OHIO, PGS. 54 , 228 , 289 , 261 , 308 , 337 , 306 , RESPECTIVELY.LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938 , LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES ( 1ST ED. ): CLEVELAND, OHIO, P. 108 .HANNA, T. A., 1902 , STATE OF MICHIGAN MINES AND MINERAL STATISTICS, MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN, P. 78 .JOHNSON, A, 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, BARAGA COUNTY, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.