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Tremont Mine (Devon)

Past Producer in Ontonagon 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310138
MRDS ID LW00138
Record type Site
Current site name Tremont Mine (Devon)

Comments on the site names

  • DEVON AND TREMONT WERE CONSOLIDATED

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.26036, 46.6925 (WGS84)
Relative position ROCKLAND TOWNSHIP;

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ontonagon(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oak Bluff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ontonagon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black-Presque Isle(hydrologic unit)

Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ottawa National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Ontonagon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 50N 40W 35 NE OF NE Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • DEVON IS ACTUALLY IN NW OF NW OF SECTION 36 - LAT/LONG IS BASED ON LOCATION OF TREMONT MINE (SEC 35)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Portage Lake Volcanics
    Rock description Portage Lake Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Stenian
    Chronological age 1095

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.26036, 46.6925
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Keweenaw Copper District

Comments on the workings information

  • STOPING METHODS, APPARENTLY CONSOLIDATED WITH TREMONT AND CONNECTED TO TREMONT MINE TO WEST IN NE -NE OF SECTION 35.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, ONTONAGON COUNTY, P. 237-239, SITE ID # 660085 & SITE ID #660030, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOME OLD MAPS SHOW THAT TREMONT OWNED LANDS WITH TEST PITS IN SE OF NW SECTION 25
Deposit REPORTED AS MINING ON 11 FOOT WIDE VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-2002 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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