Derby Mine

Past Producer in Ontonagon county in Michigan, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310139
MRDS ID LW00139
Record type Site
Current site name Derby Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.4812, 46.62694 (WGS84)
Relative position MATCHWOOD TOWNSHIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ontonagon(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Matchwood NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ontonagon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ontonagon(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 49N 41W 19 SW OF SW Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • GRANT DAY SKETCH SUGGEST SHAFTS MAYBE ON PROMONTORY NORTH OF OLD TRAIL WITH ADIT AT NOSE OF TOE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CARBONATE OF COPPER

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) -89.4812, 46.62694

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike 45 N
    Dip 45 N

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
Year of first production 1852
Year of last production 1865

Mining district

District name Keweenaw Copper District

Production statistics

  • Year 1865
    Period 1852-1865
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major recovered Cu Copper Copper 1.33mt

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDERGROUND SHAFTS (4) & ADIT

Comments on development

  • Year first production 1852-1855; Year last production 1863-1865
  • AMERICAN MINING CO (1852), DERBY MINING CO (1854-55), OPERATED AGAIN AFTER 1863

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, ONTONAGON COUNTY, P. 66-68, SITE ID # 660029, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

  • Production

    UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY

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 VEIN STRIKE REPORTED AS N 40E, DIP 45 N

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-2002 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.