 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2014 THE KEARSARGE Copper-bearing Amygdaloidal Lode Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan TOM ROSEMEYER...measuring 5.5 × 10.0 cm, attributed to the South Kearsarge mine. Author’s specimen, Terry Huizing photo...University] at 07:52 12 December 2014 T HE KEARSARGE LODE was one of seven blanket-type native copper...after the U.S.S. Kearsarge by a former naval officer who became an employee of the Calumet and Hecla Mining...the secondmost-productive lode discovered in the Michigan copper district. In the heyday of mining it became |  | | Journal (issue) | | copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton) D e d ic ated...Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The “Copper King” The MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY L. W i l s o n New Mexico Bureau...t a n l e y J. D y l II Seaman Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University % 1992 T h e M in e...crystal group, 13.6 cm, from an unknown mine in the Michigan Copper Country. Richard A. Kosnar collection;...wrote the classic work on the copper deposits of Michigan in 1929. Photo by Wendell E. Wilson. TENT . |  | Cornwall, H.R., Runner, J.J., Stromquist, A.A., Swanson, R.W., White, W.S. (1949) Detailed geologic map of the recently active copper mines; Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan. Open-File Report Vol. 1949 (50-4) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr504 | Report (issue) | | copper nines, -..- roughton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan H. R. Cornwall, J. J. Runner, A. A. Stromquist................. 10 Central Exploration fissure mine, 12 Introduction................ + (- ; Stratigraphy...Structure, 17 17 18 Distribution of copper > Kearsarge lode, 19 19 Stratigraphy, .. 19 Structure...Structure ... 21 Mineralogy.,*. 22 Page "' Kearsarge lode ...*»...................... 33 The Houghton conglomerate *>re body, Allouez No* 3* shaft.* *«* -.» » .*-* |  | | Report (issue) | | (CaBSiO4OH) vesicle filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur...the surface and between the nodular masses. The Michigan Bicentennial symbol (back cover) incorporates...Survey Division BULLETIN 6 THE MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN by E. Wm. Heinrich Professor of Mineralogy and...University of Michigan Ann Arhor, Michigan Lansing, Michigan 1976 STATE OF MICHIGAN WILLIAM G. Mrr...State of Michigan CL '48 s.321.6. Printed by Speaker-Hines and Thomas, Inc., Lansing, Michigan. Available |  | | Report (issue) | | University University Michigan Townsend Drive Drive 1400Townsend 1400 Houghton, Houghton, Michigan Michigan49931-1...Peninsula, Michigan: Institute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan: Institute...Proceedings, 40th 40thAnnual AnnualMeeting, Meeting,Houghton, Houghton,Ml, 40, part part2, 2, 185 185p. p. MI,v...Lake Superior Superior Geology Peninsula, Michigan" Michigan" (Bornhorst (Bornhorst and others, 1983)... time, we considered that that "It is held at Michigan Technological presumptuous for for us us to put |  | | Book | | Mineralogy of Michigan by E. W. Heinrich updated and revised • by George W. Robinson M By E W~ Hellnr]ch...Museum Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 2004 © MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN 3 FOREWORD...FOREWORD Michigan has a long and varied geologic history that includes repeated episodes of volcanism...before the first Europeans set foot here. When Michigan became a state in 1837, one of the first actions...and we continue to learn more about them today. Michigan minerals helped to build the state and nation |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology S ilver was one of the first metals to silver has the highest-known reflectivity of visible light...used by humans, with records Silver crystallizes in the isometof silver mines dating back at least six...flattened on { 11 1 }. areas, including much of western South America, specifically that portion domCrystals rarely...the When pure, the mineral is simply elemental silver (Ag). However, it Andean mineral theme of the 2003...excepof Au and Hg and, less commonly, tional Peruvian silver has been selected as this issue’s Connoisseur’s |  | | Report (issue) | | Copper Country Ellis W. Courter Contribution to Michigan Geology 92 01 Table of Contents Preface ............................. 51 The Beginning of the Calumet and Hecla ......................................................................... 68 Down the South Range ............................................geology and history of the copper deposits of Michigan. Every effort has been made to present accurate...necessarily reflect the policies or practices of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SOCIETY NOVEMBER, RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MICHIGAN T. M. BRODERICK, OF GEOLOGISTS 1946 TO COPPER...previously publishedin geologicalstudies of the Michigan copperdistrict by the Calumetand Hecla GeologicalDepartment...Published by permission of E. R. Love11, President, Calumet and Hecla Consol{dated Copper Company. 675 676...Messrs. Broderick andHohljoinedtheregular•taff of Calumet andHecla,andMr. Butlerrejoinedthe U.S. Geological...ProfessionalPaper 144, "The Copper Depositsof Michigan," and the continuationof geological studiesby |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Iuyw I , < h,,,rl,rp,, ,,I I r,,,,l>,l\ T HE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT stretches in a southwest-northeast...from the White Pine mine in Ontonagon County to Copper Harbor in Keweenaw County. Copper mineralization...stratiform sulfide (chalcocite) deposit at the White Pine mine and (2) the world-class native copper deposits that...this type of lode start- ed in 1856 at the Quincy mine. Later came the conglomeratehosted deposits, in...this type of lode is credited to the Calumet No. 1 mine on the Calumet and Hecla Conglomerate lode, which |  | | Journal (issue) | | . n o t e s f r o m t h e y EDITOR SILVER ISSUE Among the precious metals, gold has always...behind, however, is silver. Though today only about 2% as valuable by weight, silver was nearly on a par...discerns a warm richness to silver that all the others lack. Furthermore, silver has been found as superb...famous and in teresting localities for native silver. Of course there are hundreds, perhaps thousands...and plenty remain for future issues. Unlike gold, silver forms the basis for an extensive array of addi |  | | Book | | industry and trade—Michigan—Keweenaw Peninsula—History. 2. Copper miners—Michigan—Keweenaw Peninsula—History...Perhaps the reason for its lack of fame outside Michigan itself is that its annals, like those of happy...to the Lake Superior copper district of Upper Michigan. The reasons for its “lack of fame” might be several...precious metals—gold and silver. Tracking the human pursuit of gold and silver has proved a seductive task...metal, nor is it the dearest one. In the case of Michigan copper in particular, another factor might help |  | | Report (volume) | | values from the ores of copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, graphite, molybdenum, mercury, etcetera. The Corporation...Canada THE MINES HANDBOOK Meeting tbe Needs of Mine and Smelter Hundreds of plants on both American...(all types) Crushers Crushing Rolls NEW YORK Mine Pumps Oil Engines Sampling Machinery Screens Stamp...all the metals, and a corresponding expansion of mine work. The MINES HANDBOOK will hereafter be published...Tuckahoe, N. Y., April, 1920. Vll THE MINES MINE HOISTS HANDBOOK AND Years of experience in building |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | Mathur, Ryan, Arribas, Antonio, Megaw, Peter, Wilson, Marc, Stroup, Steven, Meyer-Arrivillaga, Danilo, Arribas, Isabel (2018) Fractionation of silver isotopes in native silver explained by redox reactions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 224. 313-326 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2018.01.011 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | elsevier.com/locate/gca Fractionation of silver isotopes in native silver explained by redox reactions Ryan...Arribas e a Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA Graduate School of International Resource Sciences...Tucson, AZ 85728, USA d Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA e Mining and Engineering...Abstract Scant data exist on the silver isotope composition of native silver specimens because of the relative...of magnitude and presents 80 silver new isotope analyses from native silver originating from a diverse |  | | Report (volume) | | values from the ores of copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, graphite, molybdenum, mercury, etcetera. The Corporation...California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 MACHINERY FOR MINE • MILL SMELTER Embodying recent developments...Compressor NEW YORK Crushing Rolls Air Compressors Mine Pumps Ball Mills Blast Furnaces Oil Engines Screens...delightful climate; low expenses; no tuition fees. Michigan College of Mines A state institution offering...President or Secretary. HOUGHTON TARR FUEL OIL - & McCOMB, MICHIGAN INC. - DISTILLATE GASOLINE |  | | Catalog/List | | directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty years... 52002 SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region...mineral came from one pocket in the Jardinera No. 1 Mine. That find was roughly one cubic meter in volume...has been the source of fine Cobalt, Copper, and Silver minerals for many years now. Talmessite is one...000-$3,000 52006 MIMETITE Var. CAMPYLITE Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, North and Western Region (Cumberland) |  | | Book (volume) | | feet thick in the south, grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Book (volume) | | feet thick in the south, grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Book | | Superior mining The Keweenaw copper district of Michigan 33 35 35 Copper mining on Isle Eoyal and elsewhere...developments 45 ., 45 Clinton iron ores of Dodge County, Wis 45 Paleozoic iron ores in western Wisconsin...of the north .''hore of 45 . I^ake Superior Silver mining on the north shore of 45 Lake Superior...geologic 70 knowledge 72 Bibliography 73 Michigan Northern Wisconsin Minnesota 77 Ontario 81...Michipicoten Island Keweenaw Point and northern Michigan and Wisconsin Keweenawan mesas Huronian monoclinal |  | | Journal (volume) | | 161 Science and industry. Allen, A. moving from mine-hoists Signaling Allen, C. A 232 cages 645 Allis-Chalmers... . Operations of Consolidated Gold Fields of South 881 Africa 747 American Mining Congress Editorial...book review Assaying methods at the Globe & Phoenix mine 4 51 H. R. Edmands. 108 Association of Accountants.... . 166 473 Co., mill Henry Hanson .... 793 Mine and mill A. B. Parsons. . . . 619, 659 399...Black.... Selection and treatment of Concerning silver. Benedict, W. deL Benguet Consolidated, milling |  | | Journal (volume) | | Mines, Houghton, Mich. Progress in the Metallurgy of Copper in 1905. Bell, Robert N. State Mine Inspector...Inspector, Idaho. Lead in Idaho. Gold and Silver in Idaho. Brinsmade, Robert B. Professor of Mining, New...Mexico. Pyrites Mining and Milling, St. Law¬ rence County, N. Y. Talc in Northern New York. Brown, A. Selwyn-...Consulting Mining Engineer, Denver, Colo. Gold and Silver Mining in Colorado. Cushing, George H. Cleveland...Buxton & Big Bonanza Mines, Lead, South Dakota. Gold Mining in South Dakota. Douglas, James. President |  | | Journal (issue) | | Born's New Process or Amalgamation or Gold and Silver Ores. and Other Metallic Mixtures ...translated...an amalagamation process for removing gold and silver from various ores; the book was originally published...erogers@geology-books.com • Poncha Springs, Colorado 81242 USA Phone: 719,539,4113 • Fax 719,539,4542 PO Box 455...CONTENTS HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE Turquoise Findings-Silver Linings: An Evolurion of the Specie in the American...l\1rquoise, Orogrande i'V\ining District. Otero County. New Mexico. PhoLOgraph by Debra Wilson, courtesy |  | | Journal (volume) | | Lead—’Molybdenum — Nickel—-Platinum — Quicksilver— Silver—Tungsten—Zinc—Ores and Non-Metallic Substances...at New York—World’s Production— China—France—New South Wales—Estimation of Antimony in Lead . ARSENIC....Alabama — California — Colorado—Illinois — Indiana — Michigan —Missouri—Ohio—Pennsylvania—Tennessee—W ashington—...Germany—Italy—Mexico— Russia—Spain—Turkey—United Kingdom—South America—Aus¬ tralia and New Zealand—Africa—Asia—Anthracite...Alaska—Arizona—California—Colorado—Idaho—Michigan — Mon¬ tana—New Jersey—New Mexico—Oregon—South Dakota—Tennes¬ see—Utah—Wyoming—Copper |  | | Book | | Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska...Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia...had been sending great expeditions to prospect and mine for it throughout the Sinai Peninsula since at least...latter-day prospectors poked around abandoned gold and silver mines seeking dust or nuggets. Often they found...and abandoned, one is also sure to find extensive mine dumps sloping steeply down from the shaft or tunnel |
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South Kearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA