| Deposit ID | 10181296 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550650052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bull Moose Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.40321, 42.56721 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 280 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wisconsin | Lafayette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 001 N | 001 E | 08 | NESWSW | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.40321, 42.56721 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Year of first production | 1913 |
| District name | Upper Mississippi Valley |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frontier Mining Co. |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550650052 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS REPORTEDLY SUCCESSFUL AND PROFITABLE. THE MAIN WAS 185 FT DEEP. THE ORE IS HIGH GRADE. IT IS REPORTED THAT ORE REMAINS IN THE EXTREME NORTHWEST HEADING OF THE MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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