Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBedded, Chemical Sediment
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formSTRATABOUND
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Negaunee Iron-Formation
StructureRegional trends are from east to west
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Identification
Deposit ID10310162
MRDS IDLW00162
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.45778, -87.69724
References
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 268-267, SITE ID 520111, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY