Mayflower Old Colony Mine, Centennial Heights, Houghton Co., Michigan, USAi
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Mayflower Old Colony Mine | Mine |
Centennial Heights | - not defined - |
Houghton Co. | County |
Michigan | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 15' 24'' North , 88° 23' 40'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Copper City | 187 (2017) | 3.0km |
Laurium | 1,941 (2017) | 4.2km |
Calumet | 703 (2017) | 4.6km |
Ahmeek | 146 (2017) | 4.7km |
Lake Linden | 989 (2017) | 7.0km |
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Minor) - Silver
Deposit Type: Lode
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 96: Native Cu
Host Rock Unit: Kearsarge Amygdaloid, Portage Lake Volcanics
Host Rock: Basalt
An underground copper mine consisting of five shafts located near Laurium. This mine was the result of the merger of the Mayflower and Old Colony Mining Companies in 1911. Both companies organized in 1898 and are located adjacent to each other. Both companies worked the same amygdaloid lode (some said this was the Isle Royal Lode, but geologic studies doubt this). This property is located very close to the Keweenaw Fault, the major structural feature of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Reports from both companies state the rock was highly fractured and in some cases, sandstone was encountered. Another fault, the Mayflower, was also discovered on the property. According to company reports for the combined venture, these faults made it very difficult to consistently follow the ore lodes. Another shaft was sunk in 1919 to work the Mayflower Lode. By 1920, most work was concentrated on crosscuts and by 1926, the company was focusing on a conglomerate in search of copper. The last company report known is from 1930; it is assumed the company closed sometime after this time. Today, there is a rock pile from the Mayflower operations that exists, but it lies on private property and permission must be obtained before entering. Local collectors note that copper and chalcocite can be found on the piles.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) Reference: Heinrich and Robinson, 2004, Mineralogy of Michigan |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Datolite | 9.AJ.20 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Copper | 1.1.1.3 | Cu |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
Group 54 - NESOSILICATES Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates | |||
Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates with B in [4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Datolite | 54.2.1a.1 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | |||
Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 58.2.1a.7 | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Robinson, G.W. (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan by E.W. Heinrich (2nd edition). A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, 252 pages.
The Copper Country Rock & Mineral Club (2001) Red Gold and Tarnished Silver, 2nd Ed. 44 pages.
Stevens, H.J. (1902) The Copper Handbook, Vol 2. Mining Gazette Press, Houghton, Michigan. 494 pages.
Butler, B.S., Burbank, W.S. (1929) The Copper Deposits of Michigan. U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 144. 238 pages.
Kaminski-Hamka, T. (2011) Copper Mines of Houghton County, Michigan. Copperlady Press. 120 pages.
DeGood, L. (2011) Michigan Copper Mining Stocks and Bonds. Self-Published. 401 pages.
White, W.S., Cornwall, H.R., Swanson, R.W. (1953) Bedrock Geology of the Ahmeek Quadrangle, Michigan. United States Geological Survey Map GQ-27, scale 1:24,000.
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Mayflower Old Colony Mine, Centennial Heights, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA