| Deposit ID | 10082851 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062210 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atlantic Section 16 Exploration |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.61866, 47.07 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ADAMS TOWNSHIP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Houghton(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chassell(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Houghton |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 54N | 34W | 16 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 96 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Native Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 99 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Portage Lake Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Portage Lake Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -88.61866, 47.07 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Syncline |
| Name | BALTIC LODE |
|---|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| District name | Keweenaw Copper |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlantic Mining Co. |
BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: USGS PROF PAPER NO. 144, 238 PP.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, HOUGHTON COUNTY, P. 31-32, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AFTER THE MAIN ATLANTIC MINE HAD MASSIVE AIR BLASTS AND CAVE-INS THAT SHUT THE MINE DOWN, THIS MINE WAS BEGUN BY ATLANTIC MINING CO. BUT DID NOT PROVE SUCCESSFUL. WAS TO EXPLOIT THE POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF BALTIC LODE BUT WAS NOT PRODUCTIVE IN THIS AREA. |
| Deposit | NORTH EXTENSION BEYOND BALTIC MINE ON ATLANTIC PROPERTY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1996 | Sutphin, D.M. (Cannon, W.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1997 | Sutphin, D.M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-1997 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 06-AUG-2002 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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