Michigan · Houghton County
Past Producer

Osceola

Houghton County, Michigan, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Chlorite, Copper, Datolite, Epidote, Laumontite, Plagioclase, Prehnite, Pyroxene, Quartz, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10267940
MRDS IDW062238
Alternate namesAlbany and Boston Cu Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.2289, -88.45925
References
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