| Deposit ID | 10310178 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00178 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Breitung Gold Exploration |
| Alternate or previous names | Gitchie Gumie |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.76085, 46.51972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ELY TOWNSHIP; 1/4 MILE E OF MICHIGAN GOLD MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marquette(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Diorite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Marquette(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marquette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dead-Kelsey(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Marquette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 48N | 28W | 36 | W OF NW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -87.76085, 46.51972 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional trends are from east to west |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1889 |
| Production years | 1885-87, 1889 |
| District name | Marquette Greenstone District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gitchie Gumie Gold Mining Co. |
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 63-64, SITE ID 520026, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD IN QUARTZ VEINS BEARING N65E |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-AUG-02 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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