Mine detail: Section 30 Mine

Previously called 'Section 30 '

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Location

Lat / long: 47.91222, -91.79573

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Hematite, Magnetite
Gangue: Chert
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1910

Geology

Host rock:Soudan Iron Formation
Host type:Iron Formation

References

MRDSW018260
DEP10072626
Reference{Deposit:: SIMS, P.K.,1972. BANDED IRON-FORMATIONS IN VERMILION DISTRICT; IN; SIMS,P.K. AND MOREY,G.B.,EDS., GEOLOGYOF MINNESOTA; A CENTENNIAL VOLUME, MINN.GEOL.SURV., P.79-81.}{Deposit:: MOREY, G.B.,ET.AL.,1970. STRATIGRAPHY OF THE LOWER PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS IN THE VERMILION DISTRICT, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, MINN.GEOL.SURV. R.I. 14, 33P.}{Production:: TRETHEWEY, W.D., 1974, UNIV. MINN. BULL., MINING DIRECTORY ISSUE}
ReporterSutphin, David M., Mason Jr., G.T.