| Deposit ID | 10310166 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00166 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Detroit Gold & Silver Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.71863, 46.61944 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Marquette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 49N | 27W | 29 | NW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | Metabasalt |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional trends are from east to west |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Marquette Greenstone District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Detroit Gold & Silver Mining Co. |
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 139-140, SITE ID 520055, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ-CARBONATE VEIN, 3-4' WIDE, STRIKE SE, DIP 35 SW, GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRITE, PYRRHOTTITE, CHALCOPPYRITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-AUG-2002 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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