| Deposit ID | 10310117 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00117 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Resolute Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.0342, 47.42972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | EAGLE HARBOR; 60 YDS OFF NEW US 41 ON WEST SIDE, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF MINE, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF MINE, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Keweenaw(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Delaware(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Keweenaw |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 58N | 29W | 18 | NE OF NW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Datolite | Gangue |
| Model code | 96 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Native Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 99 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Portage Lake Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Portage Lake Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -88.0342, 47.42972 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Syncline |
| Name | RESOLUTE FISSURE VEIN |
|---|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| Year of last production | 1901 |
| District name | Keweenaw Copper District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Resolute Mining Co. |
| First year | 1864 |
| Last year | 1868 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Resolute Copper Co (1899) - Opened/Dewatered/Quit (1901) |
| First year | 1899 |
| Last year | 1901 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Keweenaw Copper Co., |
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, KEWEENAW COUNTY, P. 230-231, SITE ID # 420078, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN BEARING REPORTED TO BE N22W, APPROXIMATELY 1-5 FEET THICK; NEXT TO GREENSTONE FOOTWALL WHERE GREENSTONE FLOW STRATA DIP IS 30 N |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-AUG-02 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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