| Deposit ID | 10278174 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550650135 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Star Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ralph Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.40871, 42.58641 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 282 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lafayette(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cuba City(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 | 001 E | 06 | C E2E2 | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.40871, 42.58641 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Year of first production | 1944 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | North Star Mining Co. |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vinegar Hill Zinc Co. |
| Home office | Wisconsin |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550650135 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.