| Deposit ID | 10205259 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019009 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550850005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pelican River |
| Related records | 10073160 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.29508, 45.5969 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 475 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oneida(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
George Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rhinelander(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Wisconsin(hydrologic unit)
Wisconsin(hydrologic accounting unit)
Wisconsin(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wisconsin | Oneida |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 036 N | 010 E | 19 | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -89.29508, 45.5969 |
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| Thickness | 122M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 396M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 23M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 7HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 46M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1974 |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Upper Wisconsin |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Noranda Exploration, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Papers Inc. |
| Home office | Wisconsin |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1451000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1996000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 168M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550850005 |
WISCONSIN ACADEMY REVIEW. NEW MINING ERA COMES TO
WISCONSIN. DEC. 1981, P. 13.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. DEVELOPMENT OF WISCONSIN'S
MINERAL POTENTIAL IS STYMIED BY THE STATE. FEBRUARY
1977, PP. 23-27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATABASE AND FILE UPDATED DURING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, SEPTEMBER 1983, BY J.A. HRABIK. ORIGINAL EVALUATION BY ALLAN T. SCHMIDT IN AUGUST 1977. 6/78 REVIEWED AFTER DATA BASE TRANSLATION BY D.R. WILBURN, THE DEPOSIT REVIEWED 11/78 BY MISHRA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-JUL-1997 | Hrabik, J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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