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Ray Allen Deposit

Prospect in Vernon county in Wisconsin, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279302
MAS/MILS ID 0551230021
Record type Site
Current site name Ray Allen Deposit
Alternate or previous names Lafarge Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.75323, 43.6075 (WGS84)
Elevation 360

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Vernon(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Avalanche(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sparta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

La Crosse(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kickapoo(hydrologic unit)

Wisconsin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wisconsin(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Vernon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 013 N 003 W 17 E2NE Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.75323, 43.6075
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 48.6HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 48.6
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Upper Mississippi Valley

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ray Allen
    Year 1977
  • Type Operator
    Owner Lafarge Mining Co
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 1mt ore
    Indicated 2mt ore
    Demonstrated 3mt ore
    Inferred 2mt ore
    Total resources 5mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 27.8 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977
    Nickel Ni 0.001 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1977

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Schmidt U.S. Bureau of Mines

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