Michigan · Houghton County
Past Producer

Houghton No.1

Houghton County, Michigan, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Chlorite, Copper, Epidote, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1841
Identification
Deposit ID10146205
MRDS IDW062212
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.2778, -88.41755
References
BRODERICK, T.M. AND C.D. HOHL. THE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT.CHAP. IN COPPER RESOURCES OF THE WORLD, INTERNAT.GEOL. CONG., WASHINGTON, D.C., 1935, PP.271-284.BROOKS, T.S., R PUMPELLY, AND C. ROMINGER. UPPER PENINSULA,1869-1873, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MICHIGAN, V.I, 1873. 567 PP.(CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE OF SOME MILL & MINE COSTING DATA UBUTLER, B.S., AND W.S. BURBANK. THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICH.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER NO. 144, 1929, 238 PP.PLUS SEPARATE PLATES.HUBBARD, H.A. LOWER KEWEENAWAN VOLCANIC ROCKS OF MICHIGANAND WISCONSIN. U.S.GEOL SURVEY J. RES., V.3, NO. 5,SEPT-OCT.,1975, PP. 529-541.MATHEWS, A.A. CAPITAL & OPERATING COST ESTIMATING SYSTEMHANDBOOK. BUMINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM CON-TRACT NO. J0255026 FINAL ED., 1977. 344 PP.WEEGE, R.J.AND J.P. POLLOCK. EXPLORATION METHODS IN THECOPPER COUNTRY, KEWEENAW PENINSULA, MICHIGAN. CHAP.IN PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE AIME PACIFIC SOUTHWESTMINERAL INDUSTRY CONFERENCE, SPARKS, NEVADA, MAY 5-7,1965, SESSION ONNORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION AND MINEEDEVELOPMENT; NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES RPT. 13,P. C, 1966PP. 51-61.WHITE, W.S. THE NATIVE COPPER DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN.CHAP. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967.ED. BY J. D. RIDGE,, AIME, V.1, 1968, PP. 303-325WILBAND, J.T. THE COPPER RESOURCES OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN.BUMINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM CONTRACT NO.J0366067, UNPUBL. FINAL REPT.,66 PP.;COPY AT E.F.O.C.