| Deposit ID | 10310143 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00143 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clifton Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.42564, 46.65472 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | MATCHWOOD TOWNSHIP; 320 ACRES LOCATED NEXT EAST OF SHARON MINE , NEXT MINE WEST OF PITTSBURG MINE, 2 MILES WEST OF NORWICH, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF TOTAL MINE AREA (SECTION FRACTIONS LISTED), LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF TOTAL MINE AREA (SECTION FRACTIONS LISTED), LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF TOTAL MINE AREA (SECTION FRACTIONS LISTED) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ontonagon(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Matchwood NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ontonagon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ontonagon(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ottawa National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Ontonagon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 49N | 41W | 10 | SW OF SW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Model code | 96 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Native Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 99 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Portage Lake Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Portage Lake Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -89.42564, 46.65472 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Syncline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1853 |
| Year of last production | 1855 |
| District name | Keweenaw Copper District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Clifton Mining Co. |
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, ONTONAGON COUNTY, P. 51-52, SITE ID # 660022, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
THE COPPER HANDBOOK OF 1900
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LISTED BY FOREST SERVICE AS SITE FS-09-07-01-110 |
| Deposit | STRIKE REPORTED AS S 30 W AND S 44 W, DIP 52 NW AND 40 NW RESPECTIVELY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-AUG-02 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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