Michigan · Keweenaw County
Past Producer

Madison Fissure

Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model96: Native Cu
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Portage Lake Volcanics
StructureFissure south of Greenstone flow
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1856
Last production1881
Identification
Deposit ID10082624
MRDS IDW060062
Alternate namesWest Lode Perkins
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.40833, -88.17504
References
BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN; USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 144, 238 PPCORNWALL, H.R., AND WRIGHT, J.C., 1954, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAGLE HARBOR QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN: USGS MAP GQ-36, SCALE 1:24000BUTLER AND BURBANK, 1929