Mine detail: Victoria Mine

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Location: Iron County, Michigan, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.11417, -88.3031
dep_id: 10079390
mrds_id: W028653
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Secondary Enrichment
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite, Goethite
gangue: Chert, Pyrite, Siderite, Stilpnomelane, Chlorite, Mica
alteration: Chert and siderite to hematite and goethite in oxidation zones.
ore_ctrl: Structurally controlled in synclinal body.
Reporter: Mason Jr., G.T., Yeager, Keith (Cannon, W.), Sutphin, D.M.
hrock_type: Iron Formation
Year first produced: 1899
yr_lst_prd: 1919
References:
  • Deposit:: JAMES, H. L., DUTTON, C. E., PETTIJOHN, F. J., WIER, K. L., 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE IRON RIVER, CRYSTAL FALLS DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE, 1968. PP. 45-56, 88-110.
  • Deposit:: LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 155.
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