Copper Crown 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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310141
MRDS ID LW00141
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Crown Mine

Comments on the site names

  • OPENED OLD MINE WORKINGS INCLUDING: NORWICH, WINDSOR, OHIO TRAP ROCK & HAMILTON

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.39341, 46.66583 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position MATCHWOOD TOWNSHIP, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF TOTAL MINE AREA (SECTION FRACTIONS LISTED), LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF TOTAL MINE AREA (SECTION FRACTIONS LISTED), LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF TOTAL MINE AREA (SECTION FRACTIONS LISTED)

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 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

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) -89.39341, 46.66583

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • Name NORWICH LODE
    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
Significant No
Year of first production 1904
Year of last production 1908

Mining district

District name Keweenaw Copper District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Copper Crown Mining Co.,

Production statistics

  • Year 1908
    Period 1904-1908
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major recovered Cu Copper Copper 450mt

Comments on the production information

  • MAYBE FOR ALL THE CONSOLIDATED MINES, OR MAY BE IN ADDITION

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED AND REOPENED OLD MINE WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • COPPER CROWN WAS AN ENTERPRISE THAT MAINLY TRIED TO REOPEN OLD MINES, PARTICULARLY IN THE NORWICH AREA,

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, ONTONAGON COUNTY, P. 60-63, SITE ID # 660026, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

  • Production

    UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AN ATTEMPT TO CONSOLIDATE NORWICH, OHIO TRAPROCK, WINDSOR & HAMILTON IN 1906 WITH A TUNNEL ON WINDSOR LANDS; GAVE UP IN 1908
Deposit OWNED PROPERTY ACROSS 1500' OF VEINS INCLUDING: MEADS, OHIO TRAPROCK VEINS 1 & 2, NORWICH, SOUTH LODE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-02 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Beyond USGS

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