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Michigan s copper mining legacy dates from the prehistoric period Early pioneers found copper implements and mining pits left behind by the native Americans Jesuit missionaries and federal explorations of the Upper Great Lakes Region helped spread rumors of mineral riches Douglass Houghton s geological survey of 1840 described the copper
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Sep 4 2024 Michigan treasure hunters find all sorts of amazing things with their metal detectors There are old abandoned towns lost copper mines and lost treasures
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This is a partial list of current and defunct mines in Michigan Name County Years Material Coordinates Adventure mine Ontonagon 1850 1920 copper Alabastine Mine Kent 1907 copper Cliff mine Keweenaw 1845 1878 copper Cliffs Shaft Mine
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The copper industry left many abandoned mines and buildings across the Copper Country Some of these are now part of the Keweenaw National Historical Park Some mines such as the Adventure mine Quincy Mine and the Delaware mine are open as tourist attractions Many other mining lands are simply left abandoned
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CLIFF MINE Exploring Copper Mine Ruins in Michigan s Upper Peninsula 55 588 views Sep 18 2024 Come with me as I explore the Cliff Mine in the Keweenaw Peninsula A word of warning I didn
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Sep 14 2022In this episode of The Antidote Amy and Grace connect with author Ijeoma Oluo about the importance of community the art of make up and not shrinking back Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week A certain famous singer doesn t want Virgo dancers on tour and neighbors threw a note over the fence after hearing a woman having sex with her windows open
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Nonesuch Michigan The Nonesuch ghost town is located on the southern part of the Porcupine Mountains in the Carp Lake Township in Ontonagon County The town was established in 1865 following the discovery of copper on the Little Iron River The ore here was comprised of copper in sandstone which did not occur anywhere else
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Archaeologists discovered the 3 000 year old dung in an ancient mining camp atop a sandstone mesa known as Slaves Hill The area is dotted with copper mines and smelting camps—sites where the
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The fissure mines produced only 2% of the total copper mined primarily in the 1840 1880 time period There was increasing production to about 50 million pounds per year in 1880 with about 80% of the total United States production coming from Michigan in this period
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Michigan s largest state park preserves 60 000 acres of wilderness It includes copper mining sites such as Nonesuch Mine as well as a 35 000 acre old growth forest roaring waterfalls miles of rivers and streams and more than 90 miles of hiking trails Quincy Mine Tours Hancock Take a guided hour tour through the hoist house ride a
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1913 14 Strikers Parade Big Annie inset Quincy Mining Company Collection 400 12 13 1988 Neg 06015 The 1913 14 copper miners strike marked a ten month long period of violence and conflict in the copper mining district At least 84 people lost their lives in the violent acts that occurred during the strike
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The zinc copper and gold rich mine is the first gold mine in Michigan since the 1990s Ropes the state s last gold mine collapsed in 1989 Although the mining resumed in 1991 failing gold
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A short history of the biggest mass murder in Michigan history the massacre of 73 people mostly the children of striking miners at a Christmas party on Christmas Eve in 1913 Submitted by Steven on December 22 2024 In July 1913 over 7 000 miners struck the C H Copper Mining Company in Calumet Michigan
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Copper Country Adventure New York et al Whittlessy House 1949 by Ethel C Brill illust by Bruce Adams page images at HathiTrust Items below if any are from related and broader terms Filed under Copper mines and mining Michigan Keweenaw Peninsula Juvenile fiction Copper Country Adventure New York et al Whittlessy House
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Cliff Mine In abandoned Clifton Michigan Operated from 1845 to 1878 Copper Falls mine Eagle Harbor Michigan Datolite mine On Isle Royale National Park Delaware mine In the abandoned town of Delaware Michigan twelve miles south of Copper Harbor Duncan s location Near Duncan Bay on Isle Royale National Park Gratiot mine
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There is no doubt that copper was mined at Isle Royale thousands of years ago Most likely this was done by indigenous miners who traded the copper with people who lived far to the south These early mines found native copper in veins at the surface They left behind pits and dumps Mining by Europeans started in the 1800s on both the Keweenaw
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Courtesy Midwest Living Magizine CENTRAL MINE AND VILLAGE When Central Mine closed in 1898 after 44 years of operation as a copper mine the town of Central began to dwindle Its population dropped from 1 300 in 1887 to about 100 in 1905 to just two people today A drive along US 41 southwest of Copper Harbor takes visitors to the town s remains
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The Operational Land Imager OLI on Landsat 8 captured this image of iron mines in northern Michigan on September 11 2024 Although the mined areas look like one facility from a satellite perspective there are two separate mines in this scene The Empire Mine which produces about million tons of magnetite each year is on the east side
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Oct 23 2022Why did they stop mining copper in Michigan Iron and copper are the two most economically important minerals in Michigan Michigan produced 5 385 849 tons of copper between the beginning of commercial operations in 1845 and 1969 when several companies ended operations because of labor troubles
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The outside ruins are also really neat but since most of it is roped off you ll have to enjoy from the perimeter 4 Adventure Mining Company 210 Mines By sweberman friendly and knowledgeable about the commercial history of the mine how the miners worked and geology of the mine 5 Chapin Mine Pit
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Michigan s Copper Nuggets But it isn t just relics that you can find around these old mines Michigan is actually one of the best states in the to search for native copper nuggets and specimens In fact it is one of the few states where copper nuggets are commonly found Copper nuggets from Michigan are very collectable
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In 1931 the mine closed due to the price of copper dropping significantly It would open again when copper demands rose during the height of World War II After the war the need for copper was practically gone The mine closed almost immediately at the end of World War II 8 Belle Isle Zoo
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This abandoned village on the s Keweenaw Peninsula was a company town of nearly 1 300 residents many of them German and Cornish immigrants who d come to work in the copper mines
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Jan 18 2022These are seven ghost towns you won t believe were once booming MICHIGAN—Central Mine s popularity was on the rise One of many mines that opened in Michigan s Upper Peninsula in the mid to late 19th century it was easily one of the area s fastest growing copper mines The first 40 feet of the mine turned up over 40 tons of copper
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EmailShare 1913 Massacre is a touching documentary that revisits the tragic events that took place in the copper mining town of Calumet in the northern tip of Michigan on Christmas Eve 1913 The
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In 1863 it was purchased by Thomas Mason and named the Adventure Copper Company Starting in 1898 the property was operated by the Adventure Consolidated Copper Company Production ceased
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More than 140 copper mines were established by the end of the 19th century and they left behind millions of tons of waste from the extraction process Over the years the lake carried these waste sands across beaches and wetlands as well as onto the fish spawning grounds along Buffalo Reef
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The Copperwood deposit is located in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan USA within the Porcupine Mountains copper district and about 23 km to the town of Wakefield and 40 km to the town of Ironwood both in Gogebic County with the benefit of the following characteristics • Logging mining communities of 10 000
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Caledonia Mine Website 906 370 1131 202 Ontonagon St Ontonagon Michigan 49953 The Caledonia Mine is a fee dig site that requires an advance reservation When digging at this site collectors are given a large pile of stockpiled copper ore and tools to go through it
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Mining continued throughout the early to mid 20th century reaching its height in 1916 when Michigan produced over 250 million pounds of copper in one year Flickr/upnorthmemories As modernization continued throughout the states the mines slowly lost their influence in the area Copper mining eventually became far less prominent in the region
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