Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryWater, Free
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChert, Goethite, Hematite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Identification
Deposit ID10122463
MRDS IDW018572
Alternate namesRochleau Mine, U S Rouchleau Group, Rouchleau Mine, Great Western Mine, Auburn Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.51029, -92.5288
References
EMMONS, W.H. AND F.E. GROUT (ED.). MINERAL RESOURCES OFMINNESOTA. MINN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, 1943,PP. 13-57.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. U. S. - LAKE SUPERIORREGION STILL HOLDS LARGEST RESERVES. V. 175, NO. 11,NOVEMBER 1974, PP. 81-93, 102-103.MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL. THREE IRON ORE PROCESSINGFACILITIES. AUGUST 1981, P. 6.MINING ENGINEERING. ROUCHLEAU, NATURAL OPERATION. V. 25,NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 1973, P. 62.SKILLINGS, J.D., JR. 1974 MINNESOTA TACONITE AND NATURALORE ACTIVITY. SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, V. 63, NO. 26,JUNE 29, 1974, P. 10.MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER. MINNESOTA MININGDIRECTORY - 1981, ED. BY W.D. TRETHEWAY. UNIV. OFMINN., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 1981, 266 PP.WHITE, D.A. THE STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MESABIRANGE, MINNESOTA. MINN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 38, 1954,92 PP.DIRECTORY - 1981, ED. BY W.D. TRETHEWAY. UNIV.. OF