| Deposit ID | 10072860 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W018556 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peter Mitchell Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Argo Mine, East Mesabi Mine, Reserve Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.91712, 47.66639 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Louis(county)
Minnesota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Babbitt(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Two Harbors(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rainy Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Rainy(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rainy(hydrologic subregion)
Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Minnesota | St. Louis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59N;59N | 12W;13W | 1,11;7 | Minnesota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Minnesotaite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| Rock unit name | Biwabik Iron Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -91.91712, 47.66639 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Restricted Basin Required For Banded Iron Formation Deposition. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure name | Faults |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | SOUTH: AT A LOW ANGLE |
| Thickness | 243.84M |
| Length | 321860M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lake Superior Region, Mesabi District |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018556 |
MOREY, G.B.,1972. MESABI RANGE; IN; SIMS,P.K. AND MOREY, G.B.,EDS., GEOLOGY OF MINNESOTA; A CENTENNIAL VOLUME,MINN.GEOL.SURV.,P.204-217.
WHITE, D.A.,1954. STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MESABI RANGE, MINNESOTA, MINN.GEOL.SURV.BULL.38, 92P.
BAYLEY, R.W. AND JAMES, H.L., 1973, ECON. GEOL. V. 68, N. 7, PP. 934-1004.
FRENCH, B.V., 1973, ECON. GEOL. V.68, N. 7, PP. 1063-1074.
LA BERGE, G.L., 1973, ECON. GEOL., V. 68, N. 7, PP. 1098-1109.
GARRELS, R.M., PERRY, E.A., AND MACKENZIE, F.J., 1973, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 68, N. 7, PP. 1173-1179.
TRETHEWEY, W.D., 1974, UNIV. MINN. BULL., MINING DIRECTORY ISSUE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1973, V. 68, NO. 7, PP. 913-1179; ISSUE DEALS IN DETAIL WITH MANY ASPECTS OF WORLD PRECAMBRIAN BANDED IRON FORMATIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1984 | Schneider, Norma J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Schneider, Norma J. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-1997 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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