Michigan · Houghton County
Prospect

Wheal Kate Prospect

Houghton County, Michigan, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Deposit
Deposit typeSecondary Enrichment
Model96: Native Cu
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Portage Lake Volcanics
StructureSyncline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1851
Identification
Deposit ID10310083
MRDS IDLW00083
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates47.06889, -88.65589
References
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, HOUGHTON COUNTY, SITE ID 310075, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.