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Copper (commodity) from
Rhode Island Mine, Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Copper (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Copper (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rhode Island Mine, Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1415909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1415909:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘFranklin Jr. Mine (Albany & Boston; Peninsula), Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Mine (MRDS - 10194655), Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘSaint Mary's Mine, Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘNew Arcadian Exploration, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘOneco Exploration prospect, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘNew Baltic Copper Company, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘNew Baltic Exploration prospect, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘArcadian No. 3 shaft, Arcadian Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘQuincy No. 9 shaft (Pontiac Mine), Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘArcadian Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
 
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