| Deposit ID | 10080395 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031523 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lafayette Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.82093, 46.77778 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ontonagon(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carp River East(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Ontonagon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 051N | 044W | 36 | NE OF NE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Silver | Gangue |
| Model code | 96 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Native Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 99 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Copper Harbor Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Copper Harbor Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -89.82093, 46.77778 |
|---|
| Name | CARP LAKE SANDSTONE COPPER LODE |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1844 |
| Year of last production | 1865 |
| District name | Keweenaw Copper |
|---|
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copper Crown |
COPPER RANGE CO., UNPUBLISHED, 1968, REDROCK GEOLOGY MAP OF THE CARP RIVER (SE 1/4 QUADRANGLE, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. GEOLOGY MAPPED AND COMPILED BY COPPER RANGE EXPLORATION CO., INC., AND BY H. HUBBARD (U.S.G.S.)
BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 144, 238 P.
WILBAND, J.T., 1978, THE COPPER RESOURCES OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN, PREPARED FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, CONTRACT NO. J0366067, 66P.
JOHNSON, A.M., AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, ONTONAGON COUNTY, P. 102-103, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO DESCRIPTION INFORMATION AVAILABLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Yeager, Keith (Cannon, W.) | Michigan Geological Survey Division | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1997 | Sutphin, D.M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-1997 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 08-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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