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Pennsylvania Copper Mine - Delaware, Keweenaw County Petherick mine - Keweenaw County Pewabic mine - Pewabic, Houghton County; one shaft north of the Quincy Mine ; acquired by Quincy in 1891 and renamed to the Quincy #6 shaft
The Minong Mine site contains prehistoric copper mining pits, thought to be as old as 4500 years. In addition, the site contains the remains of the Minong Mine, a 19th century copper mine that produced 249 tons of copper over its ten years of existence. 33: Monarch: Monarch: June 14, 1984 : Palisade area on the north side of Blake Point [6
Quincy Mining Co. Strataform native copper Closed since 1945. Now part of Keweenaw National Historical Park: Cliff: Keweenaw County, Michigan: Pittsburgh & Boston Mining Co. Vein native copper Productive 1845 to 1887 Victoria Mine: Victoria, Ontonagon County, Michigan: Victoria Copper Mining Company Closed in 1921 C&H: Calumet, Houghton County ...
Delaware Mine entrance. The Delaware Copper Mine is located off U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), 12 miles (19 km) south of Copper Harbor, Michigan. [4] The Delaware Copper Mine provides tours of one of the oldest copper mines in the Keweenaw, [4] dating back to 1846. [18] The mine had five shafts, with the deepest reaching 1,400 feet (430 m). [18]
Copper knife, spearpoints, awls, and spade made from copper deposits mined by Native Americans in Wisconsin from the Late Archaic period, 3000 BC-1000 BC.. Native Americans were the first to mine and work the copper of Lake Superior and the Keweenaw Peninsula of northern Michigan between 5000 BCE and 1200 BCE.
The peninsula is part of Michigan's Copper Country region, as the region was home to the first major copper mining boom in the United States. Copper mining was active in this region from the 1840s to the 1960s. The peninsula is bisected by the Keweenaw Waterway, a partly natural, partly artificial waterway serving as a canal.
Copper Harbor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Grant Township . The population of the CDP was 136 as of the 2020 census .
The Delaware Mine is located off U.S. Highway 41, 12 miles (19 km) in Grant Township, Keweenaw County, south of Copper Harbor, Michigan and is a Keweenaw Heritage Site. [1] [2] The Delaware Copper Mine provides tours of one of the oldest copper mines in the Keweenaw, [2] dating back to 1847. The mine had five shafts, with the deepest reaching ...