| Deposit ID | 10146273 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0261310019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Michigan |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.15867, 46.7303 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 354 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ontonagon(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rockland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ontonagon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ontonagon(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 | 050 N | 039 W | 15 | SESENE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -89.15867, 46.7303 |
|---|
| Area | 20.5HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| District name | Michigan Native Copper Belt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copper Range Co. |
| ID | 2000677 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0261310019 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2000677 |
BUTLER,B.S., BURBANK,W.S. (1929),THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICH
SGS PROF. PAPER 144.
WHITE,W.S. (1968), THE NATIVE-COPPER DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN MI
IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, JOHN D. RIDEE-EDITOR.
THE AMER. INST. OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENG
BRODERICK,T.M., HOHL,C.D., EIDEMILLER,H.N. (1946), RECENT CO
IONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT:IN ECONO
LOGY AND THE BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS.
I.
ALLEN,R.C.(1910), MINERAL RESOURCES OF MICHIGAN: ANNUAL REPO
HE BOARD OF GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR 1911.
HORE,R.E.(1914), MINERAL RESOURCES OF MICHIGAN: ANNUAL REPOR
E BOARD OF GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR 1914.
WHITLOW,J.W. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GREENLAND AND ROCKLA
RANGLES, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. USGS MAP-596.
1981 MSHA LIST
RCF LIST 10/81
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RESEARCH CONTRACT J0366067, AUGUST,1976-APRIL 30,1978, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-JOHN T. WILBAND- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 5/12/77-RECORD 019-COL 42. THERE HAS BEEN NO WORK DONE IN TH SINCE 1920. RECORD 050 FIELD 18-21. DATE OF DISCOVERY UNKNOWN. ORGANIZED RKED IN 1898. RECORD 050 FIELD 26-29. WORK WAS FINALLY SUSPENDED IN 1920. REVIEWED AND REVISED IN MARCH, 1978 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Michigan State University | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/17/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2000677 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Ontonagon County Pits - Amber Lake |
| Current operator | Ontonagon County Raod Commission |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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