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Silver River Silver Prospect

Prospect in Baraga county in Michigan, United States with commodity Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310055
MRDS ID LW00055
Record type Site
Current site name Silver River Silver Prospect

Comments on the site names

  • OLD SILVER MINE WAS LABELED ON FORD MOTOR CO. LAND MAPS/ GSD LOT 1 BOX 11 FORD LANDS

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.35726, 46.7575 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position LANSE TOWNSHIP, POINT IS BASED ON CENTER OF QTR/QTR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baraga(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aura(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

L'Anse(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dead-Kelsey(hydrologic unit)

Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

La Posta Reservation(Reservation)

Reservation BIA(Type of land area)

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Baraga

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 50N 32W 6 NE SW Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF SILVER RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.35726, 46.7575
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR HURONION GRAYWACKE OR SLATES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, BARAGA COUNTY, FILE NUMBER 70014, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUL-02 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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