Michigan · Keweenaw County
Past Producer

Childs Fissure Mine

Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Deposit
Deposit typeFissure Copper Veins
Model96: Native Cu
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Portage Lake Volcanics
StructureSyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1852
Last production1860
Identification
Deposit ID10310116
MRDS IDLW00116
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.43361, -88.19504
References
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, KEWEENAW COUNTY, P. 70-71, SITE ID # 420017, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY