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Holyoke Silver Mine

Prospect in Marquette county in Michigan, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Cadmium
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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 10310184
MRDS ID LW00184
Record type Site
Current site name Holyoke Silver Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.6378, 46.58778 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ISHPEMING 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 2 NE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Cadmium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABOVE LOCATED IN FINE GRAINED QUARTZ

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore
Gold Ore
Galena Gangue
Sphalerite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) Metabasalt
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ ASSOCIATED WITH SHEARED AND SCHISTOSE, ALTERED BASALTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1864
Year of last production 1868

Mining district

District name Marquette Iron District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George Cummings

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 SHAFTS SUNK & ADIT BEARING N 14E WAS 636 FEET LONG WITH 2 DRIFTS, AT 265 FEET (WITH A 60 FOOT DEEP WINZE TO SURFACE) & 291 FOOT FROM PORTAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 197-198, SITE ID 520083, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE INSPECTOR REPORTED 1 SHAFT "CAPPED AND BACK FILLED" 1966, MINE INSPECTOR REPORTED 3 SHAFTS WERE FENCED IN 1967
Deposit REPORTED QUARTZ VEIN WITH ASSOCIATED METALLICS WAS 44 INCHES WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-AUG-2002 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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