Hancock Exploration

Prospect in Baraga county in Michigan, United States with commodities Gold, Vanadium
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310058
MRDS ID LW00058
Record type Site
Current site name Hancock Exploration

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.19171, 46.47639 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position SPURR TOWNSHIP, LOCATION BASED ON CENTER POINT OF HALF SECTION, LOCATION BASED ON CENTER POINT OF HALF SECTION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baraga(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nelson Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Iron River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Michigamme(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Baraga

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 47N 31W 16 1/2 N Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Vanadium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.19171, 46.47639

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Significant No
Discovery year 1888
Year of first production 1888

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hancock Iron Mining Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 25' TO LEDGE (MAY BE DEEPER)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, BARAGA COUNTY, FILE NUMBER 070006, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN WITH TRACE FREE GOLD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUL-02 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.