Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSecondary Enrichment
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlStructurally controlled in synclinal body.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Goethite
GangueChert, Pyrite, Siderite, Stilpnomelane, Chlorite, Mica
Geology
Host rockIron Formation
AlterationChert and siderite to hematite and goethite in oxidation zones.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1889
Last production1910
Identification
Deposit ID10106110
MRDS IDW028634
Alternate namesMoniter Mine, Lamont-Paint River Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.10833, -88.33143
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. PP45-56, 88-110.LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (1ST CD.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 156.HANNA, T.A., 1902, STATE OF MICHIGAN MINES AND MINERAL STATISTICS, MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN. P. 80.JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 230-231, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.