Rhode Island Exploration

Houghton County, Michigan, United States

Copper

Land & claims · BLM · live

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BLM MLRS ↗Claims at this point ↗Surface mgmt ↗

Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryCopper

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit typeLode

Model96: Native Cu

Deposit sizeSmall

Orebody formTABULAR

Materials

Ore mineralsCopper

GangueFeldspar, Epidote, Quartz, Calcite

Geology

Host rockPortage Lake Volcanics

Economic & production

Development statusProspect

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References

BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: USGS PROF PAPER NO. 144, 238 PP.CORNWALL, H.R., AND WRIGHT, J.C., 1956, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HANCOCK QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN: USGS MAP MF-46, SCALE 1:24000

Identification

Deposit ID10082859

MRDS IDW062218

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates47.18528, -88.52144