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Name County Years Material Coordinates Adventure mine: Ontonagon: 1850–1920: copper: Alabastine Mine: Kent: 1907– gypsum: Arcadian mine: Houghton: 1898–1908: copper
Copper mining in the Upper Peninsula boomed, and from 1845 until 1887 (when it was exceeded by Butte, Montana) the Michigan Copper Country was the nation's leading producer of copper. In most years from 1850 through 1881, Michigan produced more than three-quarters of the nation's copper, and in 1869 produced more than 95% of the country's copper.
Many copper mines have existed in the Copper Country of the U.S. state of Michigan. These include both large-scale commercial ventures and small operations. These include both large-scale commercial ventures and small operations.
Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan: 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 ...
13-oz. nugget of native copper, Keweenaw County, Michigan.Size 9.5 x 8.6 x 1.7 cm. Native copper from the Keweenaw Peninsula Michigan about 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) long. Copper Country is highly unusual among mining districts in that the copper mined was predominantly in its elemental ("native") form, rather than in the form of compounds (mostly oxides and sulfides) that form the basis of the ...
Cliff mill - Clifton, Michigan; Copper Falls mill - Southwest of Eagle Harbor, Michigan; Delaware mill - Delaware, Michigan; Dodgeville mill and pits - Dodgeville, Michigan; Humboldt mill - In Champion, Michigan. Planned to be used as a part of the new Eagle mine project; Huron mill; Isle Royale mill - Two miles east of Houghton, Michigan
The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company and operated between 1846 and 1945, although some activities continued through the 1970s. The Quincy Mine was known as "Old Reliable," as the Quincy Mine Company paid a dividend to investors every year from 1868 ...
Pages in category "Copper mines in Michigan" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Wolverine Copper Mining Company; Wolverine Mine