| Deposit ID | 10121587 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260610051 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Kearsarge |
| Alternate or previous names | Osceola |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.40475, 47.8333 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 320 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Keweenaw(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Isle Royale National Park(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Siskiwit Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hancock C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Houghton |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 056 N | 032 W | 06 | SE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.40475, 47.8333 |
|---|
| Strike | N40E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 37W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1143M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 9656M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 284M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 390HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| District name | Michigan Native Copper Belt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universal Oil Products |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260610051 |
BUTLER,B.S. AND BURBANK,W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF M
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BRODERICK,T.M., ET AL., 1946, RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GE
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F THE AHMEEK QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN, U.S.G.S. GEOL. QUAD. MAP
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AHMEEK, PRIVATE COMPANY REPORT OF CALUMET AND HECLA.
HARDENBERG,H.J., 1956, NORTH KEARSARGE, REPORT TO TAX ASSESS
CH. DEPT. NAT. RES., UNPUB. DOCUMENT.
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BENEDICT,H.C., 1952, RED METAL THE CALUMET AND HECLA STORY,
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HORE,R.E., 1911, THE COPPER INDUSTRY OF MICHIGAN. IN MINERAL
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| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RESEARCH CONTRACT J0366067, AUGUST,1976-APRIL 30,1978, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-JOHN T. WILBAND- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 12-28-77 RECORD 070 FIELD 35-38, 46-49,57-60, 68-71 AND RECO FIELD 24-27, 35-38, 46-49 -THESE AMOUNTS ARE BASED ON AVERAGE THIS AREA. 12-28-77 RECORD 030 FIELD 61-62 -THE SHAFTS OF THE MINE LAY SECTIONS6 AND 7. 12-28-77 RECORD 030 COLUMN 47 -MEASUREMENTS TAKEN FROM SHAFT OCATED IN APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF NORTH KEARSARGE M FTS. 12-29-77 RECORD 080 FIELD 53-58, 63-68, 72-75 -THESE MEASURE RE FOR THE ENTIRE KEARSARGE LODE,THE LENGTH MINED AT NORTH K E WAS APPROXIMATELY 1609 METERS, SEE THE U.S.G.S. AHMEEK QUA 12-29-77 RECORD 011 FIELD 47-53 -FROM HORE,R.E., 1914, P.136 12-28-77 RECORD 060 FIELD 14-36 -ORE IS CONTAINED IN THE KEA ANYGDALOIDAL LODE. RECORD 060 FIELD 14-36. THE ABBREVIATION P.L.L.S.=PORTAGE LA SERIES. RECORD 060 FIELD 51-53. ROCK TYPE#1 IS A PORPHORITIC AMYGDALOIDAL BASALT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Drescher, Theodore A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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