| Deposit ID | 10219341 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0261310028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Norwich |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.38568, 46.66 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 433 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ontonagon(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Matchwood NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ontonagon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ontonagon(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ottawa National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Ontonagon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 049 N | 041 W | 11 | NESENE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Portage Lake Volcanics |
|---|
| Area | 4HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1846 |
| Year of first production | 1852 |
| District name | Michigan Native Copper Belt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copper Range Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0261310028 |
BUTLER,B.S. AND BURBANK,W.S. (1929), THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF
ANON. (1956), MATCHWOOD QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN, 15 MINUTE SERI
OGRAPHIC): UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGIC
EY.
WHITE,W.S. (1968), THE NATIVE-COPPER DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN MI
IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, RIDGE,J.D.
R, VOL. 1: THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL,
ROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC.
BRODERICK,T.M., HOHL,C.D., EIDEMILLER,H.N. (1946), RECENT CO
IONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT: IN ECON
OLOGY AND THE BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
XLI.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RESEARCH CONTRACT J0366067, AUGUST,1976-APRIL 30,1978, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-JOHN T. WILBAND- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 30DEC./77-RECORD 050 FIELD 50-53. THE NORWICH PROPERTY WAS E BY DIAMOND DRILLING BY THE CASS COPPER COMPANY SOMETIME BET 70 AND 1929. NO MORE ACCURATE DATE IS AVAILABLE, AS BUTLER A ANK SAY ONLY THAT THE PROPERTY WAS EXPLORED AFTER PRODUCTION . 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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