| Deposit ID | 10277864 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550650071 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ernest and Meyers Level |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.28821, 42.58421 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 297 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lafayette(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Diggings(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dubuque North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Apple-Plum(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wisconsin | Lafayette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 001 N | 002 E | 05 | SWNWSW | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -90.28821, 42.58421 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Upper Mississippi Valley |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550650071 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SIZE OF THE DUMP INDICATES THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MINING DONE FOR LEAD, AND THAT ZINC ORE WAS DISCARDED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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