Mine detail: North Cliff

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 47.3875, -88.32754

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Copper
Orebody form: FISSURE

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1859, 1864
First production started: 1859
Last production ended: 1864

Geology

Host rock:Portage Lake Volcanics
Host type:Basalt

References

MRDSW062199
DEP10082841
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., 1954, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PHOENIX QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAPS OF THE UNITED STATES, GQ 34, 1:24,000.}{Production:: BUTLER AND BURBANK, 1929, P. 91.}
ReporterSutphin, D.M. (Cannon, W.F.), Mason Jr., G.T.