Michigan · Houghton County
Past Producer

North Kearsarge Mine

Houghton County, Michigan, United States
Copper
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLode
Model96: Native Cu
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
GangueFeldspar, Epidote, Quartz, Calcite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Kearsarge Amygdaloid
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10082873
MRDS IDW062237
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.27222, -88.40838
References
BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: USGS PROF PAPER NO. 144, 238 PP.WHITE, W.S., CORNWALL, H.R., AND SWANSON, R.W., 1953, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE AHMEEK QUADRANGLE; USGS MAP GQ-27, SCALE 1:24000