| Deposit ID | 10146072 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260610043 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Superior |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.59945, 47.0767 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 287 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Houghton(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chassell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hancock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hancock C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Keweenaw Peninsula(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Houghton |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 054 N | 034 W | 15 | SWSENE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.59945, 47.0767 |
|---|
| Area | 24HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1904 |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Michigan Native Copper Belt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0260610043 |
BUTLER,B.S. AND BURBANK,W.S. (1929) THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF M
: USGS PROFFESSIONAL PAPER 144.
HORE,R.E. AND ALLEN,R.C. (1915) MINERAL RESOURCES OF MICHIGA
STATISTICAL TABLES OF PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF MINERAL PRODUC
1914 AND PRIOR YEARS, WITH A TREATISE ON MICHIGAN COPPER DEP
PART OF ANNUAL REPORT OF GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FO
PUBLICATION 19, GEOLOGICAL SERIES 16.
ALLEN,R.C. (1912) MINERAL-RESOURCES OF MICHIGAN WITH STATIST
BLES OF PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF MINERAL PRODUCTS FOR 1910 AN
YEARS: PUBLICATION 8,GEOLOGICAL SERIES 6, PART OF THE ANNUA
T OF THE BOARD OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR 1
PARDEE,F.G. (1932) COPPER MINES STATE TAX ASSESSMENT RECORD:
HARDENBERG,H.J. (1972) COPPER MINES TAX ASSESSMENT RECORD: 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RESEARCH CONTRACT J0366067, AUGUST,1976-APRIL 30,1978, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-JOHN T. WILBAND- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY GEOLOG TMENT. 14/12/77-RECORD 010 COL 42. MINE HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 1920. 14/12/77-RECORD 030 COL 47. REFERENCE POINT IS THE MAIN HEAD UT OF FOUR. RECORD 050 FIELD 18-21. DISCOVERY DATE OBSCURE. DATE GIVEN I FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. REVIEWED AND REVISED IN MARCH, 1978 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Michigan State University | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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