| Deposit ID | 10194265 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260830019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phoenix Fissure |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.27894, 44.3908 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 305 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Outagamie(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Freedom(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Appleton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Green Bay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Duck-Pensaukee(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Keweenaw |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 058+N | 031 W | 29 | SWNWSW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.27894, 44.3908 |
|---|
| Area | 4HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Year of first production | 1863 |
| District name | Michigan Native Copper Belt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universal Oil Products |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260830019 |
BULTER, B.S., BURBANK, W.S. (1929), THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF M
HORE,R.E. (1914), MICHIGAN COPPER DEPOSITS: IN MINERAL RESOU
MICHIGAN: MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SURVEY.
CORNWALL,H.R. (1954), BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PHOENIX QUADRAN
CHIGAN: USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE.
PARDEE,F.G. (1929,1931,1932,1940), PRIVATE REPORT TO THE STA
ASSESSOR, ON THE CLIFF AND PHOENIX PROPERTIES : STATE OF MIC
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RESEARCH CONTRACT J0366067, AUGUST,1976-APRIL 30,1978, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-JOHN T. WILBAND- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 28DEC./77-RECORD 050 FIELD 18-21. DATE OF ACTUAL DISCOVERY I RE. THE PHOENIX COPPER COMPANY BEGAN WORK ON THE PHOENIX FIS 1863. 28DEC./77-RECORD 050 FIELD 26-29. DATE FOR LAST PRODUCTION O THE YEAR 1877 IS SUGGESTED BECAUSE BUTLER AND BURBANK (PG.9 A DRASTIC DROP IN PRODUCTION BETWEEN 1877 AND 1878. ALSO, T LATER (PG.229) THAT THE ONLY PROFITABLE YEARS WERE THE EARLY WHEN THE PHOENIX FISSURE WAS MINED.(PHOENIX MINING CO. PROD 28DEC./77-RECORD 050 FIELDS 34-37 AND 42-45. EXACT DATES UNK UT IT IS SAFE TO ASSUME THAT THESE METHODS WERE USED UNTIL T CLOSED. 28DEC./77-RECORD 030 COL.47. REFERENCE POINT IS THE HEADFRAM E.CROCKER SHAFT. REVIEWED AND REVISED IN MARCH, 1978 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Michigan State University | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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