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Ruppe 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. Mineral occurrence model 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310200
MRDS ID LW00200
Record type Site
Current site name Ruppe Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.65002, 46.60083 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP;, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER OF MINE LOCATION (SECTION FRACTION LISTED)

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 T49N R27W 35 NW Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.65002, 46.60083
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Regional trends are east-west.

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHEAR ZONES IN PORPHYRY; VEINS ARE TRENDING EAST -WEST IN FRACTURE ZONES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Significant No
Year of first production 1884
Production years SHIPPED ORE EVERY YEAR 1903-1920 EXCEPT FOR 1905. PRODUCED FROM STOCKPILE IN 1937.

Mining district

District name Marquette Greenstone District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ruppe, Loranger & Carey
  • Type Operator
    Owner Superior Gold and Silver Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, 10' & 32' DEEP, HEAD OF LONG VALLEY, THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE EXPLORATION IN THIS AREA FOR GOLD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 416-417, SITE ID 520169, & MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-AUG-02 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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