Mine detail: Old Copper Falls Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 47.43472, -88.19726

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Copper

Production

Operation type: Surface
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1845
Last production ended: 1850

Geology

Host rock:Portage Lake Volcanics
Host type:Basalt
Structure:Ashbed amygdaloid

References

MRDSW060069
DEP10082631
Reference{Deposit:: BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 144, 238 PP}{Deposit:: CORNWALL, H.R., AND WRIGHT, J.C., 1954, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAGLE HARBOR QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN; USGS MAP GQ-36, SCALE 1: 24000}{Production:: BUTLER AND BURBANK, 1929; CORNWALL AND WRIGHT, 1954}
ReporterNicholson, Suzanne, Sutphin, D.M., Mason Jr., G.T.