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Huron Mine

Past Producer in Houghton county in Michigan, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310093
MRDS ID LW00093
Record type Site
Current site name Huron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.57727, 47.10083 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position PORTAGE TOWNSHIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Houghton(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chassell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hancock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hancock C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Keweenaw Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Houghton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 54N 34W 1,2 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 96
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Native Cu
Mark3 model number 99

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.57727, 47.10083
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Lake Superior syncline

Ore body information

  • Name ISLE ROYALE LODE
    General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALTERNATE BASALT FLOWS, BRECCIATED BASALT FLOW, AMYGDALOIDAL BASALTS, AND/OR INTERFLOW CONGLOMERATES. VARIES WITH LOCATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Significant No
Year of first production 1855
Year of last production 1893

Mining district

District name Keweenaw Copper District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Huron Mining Co.
  • Type Operator
    Owner Isle Royale

Comments on the workings information

  • MINED ISLE ROYALE LODE LEAVING PILLARS, BUT AFTER COMPANY QUIT, MINE WAS LEFT TO TRIBUTRORS, SO THERE WAS LITTLE LEFT OR NO SUPPORT FOR THE CEILING OVER THE MINE

Comments on development

  • HURON (1853), AGAWAM (1868-71) HOUGHTON (1871), HURON (1880); ISLE ROYALE TOOK OVER AND DROVE NEW SHAFTS RIGHT UNDER OLD HURON SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, HOUGHTON COUNTY, SITE ID 310033, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-02 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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