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Dead River Gold Mine

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 10310165
MRDS ID LW00165
Record type Site
Current site name Dead River Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.7503, 46.61972 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position CHAMPION TOWNSHIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marquette(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Diorite(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 49N 28W 25 NE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.7503, 46.61972
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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 1889

Mining district

District name Marquette Greenstone District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dead River Gold Mining Co., or as Silver Creek Mine

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 OR 4 SHALLOW SHAFTS WERE SUNK - 1 SHAFT DESCRIBED 60 FEET DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 137-138, SITE ID 520054, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ CARBONATE VEINS WITH MASSIVE SPHALERITE & GALENA 3' TO 4' WIDE

Reporter information

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

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