reminder that justification #7 for why Redbelly mine is "canonically" an iron mine
>7. The official Prima Guide for Skyrim lists Redbelly Mine as a source of iron ore, indicating that at the point the game "went gold" it was still set up to be an iron mine.
is blatantly false and can be seen at just a cursory glance at page 614/615 of the actual Prima guide.
https://archive.org/details/TheElderScrollsVSkyrimOfficialPrimaGuide/page/n614/mode/1up
and that any attempt to bring this up will be quashed without comment.