Mine detail: Iroquois No. 2

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 47.32, -88.35224

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Other material: Calcite, Chlorite, Copper, Epidote, Hematite, Plagioclase, Prehnite, Pyroxene, Quartz, Silver
Discovery year: 1942

Production

Operation type: Underground
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1956

Geology

References

MAS260830006
DEP10243075
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ReporterWilburn, David R.