Copperwood

Prospect in Gogebic county in Michigan, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400504
Record type Site
Current site name Copperwood

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90, 46.68333 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gogebic(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tiebel Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ontonagon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black-Presque Isle(hydrologic unit)

Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ottawa National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Gogebic

Comments on the location information

  • general location given for roughly the centroid of leased area for Copperwood property.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Oronto Group; Freda Sandstone

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Ownership information

  • Type Lessee
    Owner Orvana Minerals Corporation
    Year 2011
    First year 2008

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-11 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.