| Deposit ID | 10291516 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0260610047 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wolverine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.41145, 47.2683 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 347 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Houghton(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ahmeek(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 056 N | 032 W | 07 | SENWNE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -88.41145, 47.2683 |
|---|
| Area | 259HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Year of first production | 1898 |
| District name | Michigan Native Copper Belt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universal Oil Products |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0260610047 |
BUTLER,B.S. AND BURBANK,W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF M
: U.S.G.S. GEOL. SURV., PROF. PAPER 144.
CORNWALL,H.R., RUNNER,J.J., STORMQUIST,A.A., SWANSON,R.H., W
A., 1945, DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAPS OF RECENTLY ACTIVE COPPER M
OUGHTON AND KEWEENAW COUNTIES, MICH., UNPUB. U.S.G.S. OPEN F
T.
WHITE,W.S., 1968, THE NATIVE-COPPER DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN MIC
IN ORE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES 1933/1967, J.U.RIDGE, E
, N.Y., VOL. I, P.303-326
BRODERICK,T.M. ET AL., 1946, RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEO
THE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT: ECON. GEOL., VOL.41, P.675-725
WHITE,W.S., CORNWALL,H.R. AND SWANSON,R.W., 1953, BEDROCK GE
F THE AHMEEK QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN, U.S.G.S. GEOL. QUAD. MAP
HORE,R.E., 1911, T E COPPER INDUSTRY OF MICHIGAN. IN MINERAL
CES OF MICHIGAN, PUB.8,GEOL. SERS.6, MICH. GEOL. BIOL. SURV.
HORE,R.E., 1914, MICHIGAN COPPER DEPOSITS. IN MINERAL RESOUR
MICHIGAN, PUB.19, GEOL. SERS.16, MICH. GEOL. BIOL. SURV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RESEARCH CONTRACT J0366067, AUGUST,1976-APRIL 30,1978, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-JOHN T. WILBAND- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 12/28/77 RECORD 050 FIELD 18-21 -FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION SEE S. PROF. PAPER 144 P.98. 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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