Pelican River

Prospect in Oneida county in Wisconsin, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10205259
MRDS ID W019009
MAS/MILS ID 0550850005
Record type Site
Current site name Pelican River
Related records 10073160

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.29508, 45.5969 (WGS84)
Elevation 475

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Oneida

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 036 N 010 E 19 Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -89.29508, 45.5969

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 122M
    Length 396M
    Width 23M
    Area 7HA
    Depth to top 46M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 7
    Date of Last Modification 970213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Upper Wisconsin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Comments on the production information

  • TEST HOLES HAD BEEN DRILLED BY APRIL 1976.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 1451000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
    Zinc Zn 8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 1996000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 4.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA IS OLD AND IN NEED OF UPDATE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 168M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity 600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25.29
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on the workings information

  • AREA DISTURBED BASED ON DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS AND ALLOWANCE FOR SURFACE MILL PLANT FACILITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    WISCONSIN ACADEMY REVIEW. NEW MINING ERA COMES TO

  • Reserve-Resource

    WISCONSIN. DEC. 1981, P. 13.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. DEVELOPMENT OF WISCONSIN'S

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL POTENTIAL IS STYMIED BY THE STATE. FEBRUARY

  • Reserve-Resource

    1977, PP. 23-27.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1997 Hrabik, J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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