| Deposit ID | 10082877 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Superior Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.59949, 47.0775 (WGS84) |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54N | 34W | 15 | 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 | Superior Amygdaloid | ||||
| Rock description | Superior Amygdaloid | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | |||||
| Rock unit name | Portage Lake Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Portage Lake Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -88.59949, 47.0775 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Keweenaw Copper |
|---|
BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: USGS PROF PAPER NO. 144, 238 PP.
WHITE, W.S., 1956, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHASSELL QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN: USGS MAP MF-43, SCALE 1:24000
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATED SOUTH OF DODGEVILLE, NEAR THE KEWEENAW FAULT, VERY LOW ON THE GEOLOGIC STRATA; LONGITUDINAL VIEW SHOWS A 3RD OPENING, A WINZE TO THE SURFACE 180' S OF SHAFT & A STOPE WITH ONLY 75' OF BACK ON THE 2ND LEVEL. |
| 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 | |
| Updater | 23-JUL-2002 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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