REF:Deposit:: 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.
Deposit:: WHITE, D.A.,1954. STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MESABI RANGE, MINNESOTA, MINN.GEOL.SURV.BULL
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Biwabik - Ore, Divided Into 4 Informal Units: Upper Slaty 75' Thick Limestones And Marls; Upper Cherty - 175 Ft Of Conglomerate
Structure: Mesabi Range, Biwabik Fm. Exposed In A Long Narrow Belt Within The Mountains., Restricted Basin Required For Banded Iron Formation Deposition.
Tectonic Structure: North American Craton, Southern Most Portion Of Canadian Shield.
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Map Reference: 47°28'56"N , 92°32'51"W
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