Big Dad Mine

Past Producer in Lafayette county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Zinc
Warning: This record lacks important information: bibliographic references, which we consider necessary for a comprehensive report.
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10180988
MAS/MILS ID 0550650046
Record type Site
Current site name Big Dad Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.39951, 42.52001 (WGS84)
Elevation 232

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lafayette(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cuba City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dubuque North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Apple-Plum(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Lafayette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 001 N 001 E 32 NENW Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.39951, 42.52001

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1903

Mining district

District name Upper Mississippi Valley

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PRODUCTION OF ORE IS NOT KNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.