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Pelican River Zn - Cu Deposit

Prospect in Oneida county in Wisconsin, United States with commodities Zinc, 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073160
MRDS ID W019009
Record type Site
Current site name Pelican River Zn - Cu Deposit
Related records 10205259

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.295, 45.59694 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 13 KM. S. OF RHINELANDER, NORTHERN WISCONSIN, Est Lat/Lon Is From The Usbm Cd-Rom And Is For The Ore Body.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oneida(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

George Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rhinelander(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Wisconsin(hydrologic unit)

Wisconsin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wisconsin(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Oneida

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
36N 10E 19 Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Lower Greenschist Facies

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.295, 45.59694
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Strongly Deformed; Isoclinal Folding

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1975

Mining district

District name Crandon District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Noranda; Consolidated Paper Co.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1977

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PLAN 450 - 900 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1977, NORTHERN MINER 1 - 6 - 77 P. 1, 6

  • Reserve-Resource

    DeMatties, T. A., 1996, A GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK FOR EARLY PROTEROZOIC VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN WISCONSIN: AN EXPLORATION MODEL. In, Laberge, G., editor, Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits of Wisconsin: A Commemorative Volume, Insitiute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, v. 42, part 2, P. 31-65.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-77 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 16-JUN-92 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 20-JUL-95 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-97 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-MAY-97 Mason Jr., G.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-JUL-11 Lipin, Bruce U.S. Geological Survey

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