Michigan Gold Mine

Marquette County, Michigan, United States

Gold

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Deposit

Deposit sizeU

Orebody formIRREGULAR

Ore controlFavorable lithology

Materials

Ore mineralsGold

GangueTourmaline, Quartz

Geology

Host rockBasalt · Kitchi Formation

StructureRegional trends are from east to west, Shear zones

AlterationChloritization

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

First production1887

Last production1930

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References

CANNON, W.F. AND KLASNER, J.S., 1977, BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DIORITE AND CHAMPION 7 1/2 MINUTE QUADRANGLES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICHIGAN; USGS MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1058.BORNHORST, T.J., DUSKIN, D.J., JOHNSON, R.C., MAHIN, R.A., QUIGLEY, T.O., AND SCOTT, G.W., 1999, ARCHEAN ISPHEMING GREENSTONE BELT AND GOLD MINERALIZATION, MICHIGAN: INSTITUTE ON LAKE SUPERIOR GEOLOGY PROCEEDINGS, 45TH ANNUAL MEETING, MARQUETTE, MI, V. 45 PART 2, P. 12 - 107.JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 314-315, SITE ID 520129, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY

Identification

Deposit ID10310179

MRDS IDLW00179

Alternate namesMichigan Mine

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates46.51722, -87.76808