| Deposit ID | 10310144 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00144 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Union Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bell # 2 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.62426, 46.79583 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CARP LAKE TOWNSHIP; |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ontonagon(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Pine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ontonagon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Black-Presque Isle(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Ontonagon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 51N | 42W | 22 | 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) | -89.62426, 46.79583 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Syncline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1846 |
| Year of last production | 1907 |
| District name | Keweenaw Copper District |
|---|
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, ONTONAGON COUNTY, P. 239-241, SITE ID # 660086, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEVELOPED BY ALEX SIBLEY, THIS GUY BOUGHT THE UNION MINE FOR $100K, AFTER TURNING DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THE C & H CONGLOMERATE MINE FOR $60K. UNION MINE WAS NEVER VERY PRODUCTIVE AND C & H CONGLODEVELOPED BY ALEX SIBLEY, THIS GUY BOUGHT THE UNION MINE FOR $100K, AFTER TURNING DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THE C & H CONGLOMERATE MINE FOR $60K. UNION MINE WAS NEVER VERY PRODUCTIVE AND C & H CONGLOMERATE MADE BILLIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-AUG-2002 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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