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Bjork & Ludin Gold Prospect

Prospect in Marquette county in Michigan, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310159
MRDS ID LW00159
Record type Site
Current site name Bjork & Ludin Gold Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.73863, 46.52694 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marquette(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Negaunee SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Marquette(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marquette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dead-Kelsey(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 Marquette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 48N 27W 30 NW OF SW Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARTZ VEIN IN BLACK SERPENTINE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.73863, 46.52694
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Regional trends are from east to west

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1880

Mining district

District name Marquette Greenstone District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Bjork and Mr. Lundin

Comments on the workings information

  • A SHAFT WAS SUNK

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 49-50, SITE ID 520020, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IN OUTCROP STRIKE N 70W, DIPS 65 S, MILKY WHITE QUARTZ (ROCK ASSAY: 1.65 TO 0.17 OZ AU)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-AUG-2002 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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