| Deposit ID | 10243189 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260830013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ojibway |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.31614, 47.3378 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 341 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Keweenaw(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mohawk(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hancock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hancock C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Keweenaw Peninsula(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Keweenaw |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 057 N | 032 W | 13 | SWNW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Portage Lake Volcanics |
|---|
| Area | 194HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1907 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Michigan Native Copper Belt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universal Oil Products |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260830013 |
BUTLER,B.S. AND BURBANK,W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF M
: U.S.G.S. GEOL. SURV., PROF. PAPER 144.
CORNWALL,H.R., RUNNER,J.J., STORMQUIST,A.A., SWANSON,R.H., W
A., 1945, DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAPS OF RECENTLY ACTIVE COPPER M
OUGHTON AND KEWEENAW COUNTIES, MICH., UNPUB. U.S.G.S. OPEN F
T.
WHITE,W.S., 1968, THE NATIVE-COPPER DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN MIC
IN ORE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES 1933/1967, J.W.RIDGE, E
, N.Y., VOL. I, P.303-326
BRODERICK,T.M. ET AL., 1946, RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEO
THE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT: ECON. GEOL., VOL.41, P.675-725
DAVIDSON,E.S. ESPENSHADE,G.H., WHITE,W.S. AND WRIGHT,J.C., 1
DROCK GEOLOGY OF THE MOHAWK QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN: U.S.G.S. M
4.
HORE,R.E., 1911, THE COPPER INDUSTRY OF MICHIGAN. IN MINERAL
CES OF MICHIGAN, PUB.8, GEOL SERS.6, MICH. GEOL. BIOL. SURV.
PARDEE,F.G., 1944, KEARSARGE LODE, REPORT TO TAX ASSESSORS:
EPT. NAT. RES., UNPUB. DOCUMENT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RESEARCH CONTRACT J0366067, AUGUST,1976-APRIL 30,1978, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-JOHN T. WILBAND- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY GEOLOG TMENT. 12-28-77 RECORD 050 FIELD 18-21 -YEAR OF COMPANY ORGANIZATIO 12-28-77 RECORD 050 FIELD 26-29 -LAST DATE WE HAVE OF RECORD UCTION, SEE PARDEE, 1944. 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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