Michigan · Keweenaw County
Past Producer

North Cliff

Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Deposit
Model96: Native Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formFISSURE
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Portage Lake Volcanics
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1859, 1864
First production1859
Last production1864
Identification
Deposit ID10082841
MRDS IDW062199
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.3875, -88.32754
References
BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: USGS PROF PAPER NO. 144, 238 PP.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.BUTLER AND BURBANK, 1929, P. 91.