Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBedded, Chemical Sediment
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATABOUND
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Negaunee Iron-Formation
StructureRegional trends are east/west
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1886
Last production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10310060
MRDS IDLW00060
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.49417, -87.58669
References
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, SITE ID 520161, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY