Mellen Prospect

Prospect in Ashland county in Wisconsin, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278132
MAS/MILS ID 0550030010
Record type Site
Current site name Mellen Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.77323, 46.3344 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ashland(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mineral Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ironwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ashland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bad-Montreal(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Ashland

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 045 N 003 W 32 Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.77323, 46.3344

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Schmidt U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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