Mineral Point Copper Deposits

Prospect in Iowa county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Copper
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Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10181177
MAS/MILS ID 0550490026
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral Point Copper Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -90.172, 42.85561 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iowa(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mineral Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dubuque North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pecatonica(hydrologic unit)

Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rock(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Iowa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 004 N 003 E 05 NWNW Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -90.172, 42.85561

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upper Mississippi Valley

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 17 SEPARATE OCCURRENCES ARE LISTED ON MAP IN REC 700. LOCATION FOR LARGEST WORKINGS.

Reference information

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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