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 production1873
Last production1911
Identification
Deposit ID10310061
MRDS IDLW00061
Alternate namesWheat Pit, Home, Prout
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.43778, -87.57974
References
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, SITE ID # 520180, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY