| Deposit ID | 10267809 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260610039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atlantic |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.62725, 47.0989 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 311 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Houghton(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
South Range(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 | Houghton |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 054 N | 034 W | 04 | SESESW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Copper Harbor Conglomerate |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1866 |
| District name | Michigan Native Copper Belt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260610039 |
BUTLER,B.S., BURBANK,W.S. (1929),THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICH
SGS PROF. PAPER 144.
WHITE,W.S. (1968), THE NATIVE-COPPER DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN MI
IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, JOHN D. RIDEE-EDITOR.
THE AMER. INST. OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENG
BRODERICK,T.M., HOHL,C.D., EIDEMILLER,H.N. (1946), RECENT CO
IONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT:IN ECONO
LOGY AND THE BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS,
I.
ALLEN,R.C.(1910), MINERAL RESOURCES OF MICHIGAN: ANNUAL REPO
HE BOARD OF GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR 1911.
HORE,R.E.(1914), MINERAL RESOURCES OF MICHIGAN: ANNUAL REPOR
E BOARD OF GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR 1914.
USGS, (1946), TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OFTSOUTH RANGE QUADRANGLE, HOU
OUNTY, MICHIGAN: US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
USGS,(1946), TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE CHASSEL QUADRANGLE, HOUG
UNTY, MICHIGAN: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
VAN HISE & LEITH 1911 US GEOL SUR MONOGRAPH 52, P577, MAP49
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RESEARCH CONTRACT J0366067, AUGUST,1976-APRIL 30,1978, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-JOHN T. WILBAND- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. RECORD 020 FIELD 79-80. OWNERSHIP OF THIS LAND IS NOW ALL PR THERE ARE NO MINERAL INTEREST. RECORD 030 COL 47. REFERENCE POINT CITED IS THE CENTER HEADF THE DEPOSIT. RECORD 040 COLS.50-69. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY TO MINERAL ION AND SURFACE AREA POTENTIALLY DISTURBED SHOULD NOT EVEN B DERED IN THIS CASE BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RE-OPEN THIS HE MINE SHAFTS AND LEVELS WERS ALL CLOSED BY CAVING CAUSED B QUAKES IN 1906. AS OF 1977, THE AREA IS STILL STRUCTURALLY U . RECORD 050 FIELD 18-21. YEAR OF DISCOVERY IS OBSCURE. THE DA N IS THAT YEAR IN WHICH WORK BEGAN. RECORD 050 FIELD 79-80. THIS MINE WAS FOREVER CLOSED IN MAY, E TO CAVING CAUSED BY AN EARTHQUAKE. 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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