Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Goethite
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Ironwood Iron-Formation
StructureN dipping sediments ; regional trends: E-W, See individual mines.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Last production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10310203
MRDS IDW001404
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.47361, -90.01927
References
LEITH AND VAN HISE, U. S. G. S., MONOGRAPH 28HOTCH KISS, W. O., 1919, GEOLOGY OF THE GOGEBIC IRON RANGE AND ITS RELATION TO RECENT MINING DEVELOPMENTS, E. M. J., V. 108, P. 443+JAMES, H. L., 1955, ZONES OF REGIONAL METAMORPHISM IN THE PRECAMBRIAN OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN, G. S. A. BULL., V. 66, P. 1455-1488.189? MONOGRAPH VAN HISE AND LEITH1971 GEOL MAP B. SCHMIDT AND H. HUBBARD