| Deposit ID | 10310058 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hancock Exploration |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.19171, 46.47639 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | SPURR TOWNSHIP, LOCATION BASED ON CENTER POINT OF HALF SECTION, LOCATION BASED ON CENTER POINT OF HALF SECTION |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baraga(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nelson Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Michigamme(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Baraga |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 47N | 31W | 16 | 1/2 N | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -88.19171, 46.47639 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Year of first production | 1888 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hancock Iron Mining Co. |
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, BARAGA COUNTY, FILE NUMBER 070006, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN WITH TRACE FREE GOLD |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-JUL-02 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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