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Chippewa Copper-Nickel Mine

Prospect in Douglas county in Wisconsin, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10156710
MAS/MILS ID 0550310018
Record type Site
Current site name Chippewa Copper-Nickel Mine
Alternate or previous names Middle Inlet

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.88127, 46.57719 (WGS84)
Elevation 305

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

South Range(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Port Wing(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ashland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beartrap-Nemadji(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 047 N 012 W 03 SWSW Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.88127, 46.57719
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Buck-O-Mur Co.
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner John Wold
    Year 1977

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAMPLE ANALYSES RANGE FROM 0 TO .2% CU, AVERAGE .02%. NO RESOURCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Schmidt U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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