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Coon Gold Exploration

Occurrence in Marquette county in Michigan, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310185
MRDS ID LW00185
Record type Site
Current site name Coon Gold Exploration

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.64835, 46.60611 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP; NORTHWEST OF MARQUETTE

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 49N 27W 35 NE OF NW Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OUNCES OF GOLD WERE REPORTEDLY MINED; BUT MAINLY COPPER ORES

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.64835, 46.60611
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1886

Mining district

District name Marquette Greenstone District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Coon Gold Mining Co

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 40 FOOT SHAFT LISTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 127-128, SITE ID 520049, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPORTED QUARTZ VEIN WITH ASSOCIATED METALLICS WAS 5-6 FEET 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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