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Eagle River Mine

Past Producer in Keweenaw county in Michigan, United States with commodity 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310108
MRDS ID LW00108
Record type Site
Current site name Eagle River Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.26365, 47.39611 (WGS84)
Relative position HOUGHTON TOWNSHIP;E OF ST. CLAIR & PHOENIX, S. OF HUMBOLDT, W OF NATICK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Keweenaw(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hancock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hancock C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Keweenaw Peninsula(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 Keweenaw

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 58N 31W 29 E 1/2 Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • E 1/2 OF SECTION MINUS THE SAINT CLAIR PROPERTY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 96
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Native Cu
Mark3 model number 99

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Portage Lake Volcanics
    Rock description Portage Lake Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Stenian
    Chronological age 1095

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.26365, 47.39611
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • Name BABBITT VEIN
    General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALTERNATE BRECCIATED BASALT FLOWS, AMYGDALOIDAL BASALTS AND/OR INTERFLOW CONGLOMERATES - VARIES WITH LOCATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1853
Year of last production 1867

Mining district

District name Keweenaw Copper District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eagle River Mining Co.,

Production statistics

  • Year 1867
    Period 1853-1867
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major recovered Cu Copper Copper 22.53mt

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, 3 ADITS, 1 EXPLORATION ADIT - FISSURE MINING METHOD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, KEWEENAW COUNTY, P. 119-121, SITE ID # 420030, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

  • Production

    UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FISSURE COPPER VEIN KNOWN ALSO AS BABBITT VEIN, BUT COMPANY ALSO EXPLORED OTHER VEINS WITH ADITS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-2002 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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