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Michigans Copper Country CMG 92 01 page 2 of 144 Preface Few people realize that Michigans copper had a greater economic impact than the California Gold rush Michigans Copper Country lets you experience the excitement of the discovery and development of the copper industry This publication is
Read MoreCaledonia Native Copper Mine Rock and Mineral Collecting near Ontonagon Michigan for the rock collector or geologist Collect samples of copper silver datolite calcite epodote quartz as well as a range of microminerals
Read MoreThe Great Ancient Copper Mines of Michigan It is estimated that half a billion pounds Ref1 of copper were mined in tens of thousands of pits on Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan by ancient miners over a period of a thousand years
Read MoreApr 02 2019 MENOMINEE COUNTY MI A Canadian exploratory mining company just cleared a major hurdle on its path to build a controversial open pit gold zinc and copper mine next to
Read MoreThe mine opened in 1850 and operated until 1920 and is a native copper mine typical of the Keweenaw area Underground tours are offered seven days a week throughout the summer and include options ranging from basic 45 minute underground walks to an extensive 6 hour tour of the second level requiring guests to walk rappel crawl and climb their way through the second level of the mine by
Read MoreMining in Michigan The Department of EGLE Oil Gas and Minerals Division OGMD regulates several mining industries in Michigan including metallic mining native copper mining sand dune mining and coal mining The OGMD enforces regulations which address issues such as transportation storage treatment and disposal of ore waste rock
Read MoreInventory 1998 of the underground metallic mines in Baraga Dickinson Gogebic Houghton Iron Keweenaw Marquette and Ontonagon Counties Under the direction of the Mineral Technology Research Group of the Michigan Technological University Mining Engineering Department researchers and students worked on a project to produce an inventory of the abandoned underground metallic mines
Read MoreBased on the USGS Mineral Resources Data System data for Michigans Copper Country with so far minor corrections These are data rich maps and may take a while to load Please be patient
Read MoreClick here to download GPS waypoints POIs for all of the mines in Michigan in GPX format Then download ExpertGPS mapping software which will allow you to print maps of any mine in Michigan view mines on USGS topo maps and aerial photos and send the mines as waypoints or POIs directly to your GPS receiver
Read MoreApr 18 2014 Prehistoric Copper Mining in the Lake Superior Region Octave Joseph DuTemple privately published Boom Copper Angus Murdock Macmillan Company New York 1943 Inside Michigan Michigans Most Ancient Industry is Americas Prehistoric Copper Mines July 1953
Read MoreThe most commonly listed primary commodities in Michigan mines are Iron Copper and Silver At the time these mines were surveyed 215 mines in Michigan were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop shallow pit or isolated drill holeknown as an occurance mine Michigan has
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Read MoreMICHIGANS COPPER DEPOSITS AND MINING The first mineral boom in the United States occurred in 1843 when people from all over the continent began to chase the copper silver and iron of Michigans upper peninsula These mines were in commercial operation for more than a hundred years
Read More1771 Alexander Henry makes the first English attempt to mine copper on the Keweenaw Peninsula near the Ontonagon River At the time the nearest English settlement is nearly 300 miles away at Sault Saint Marie and the region is completely undeveloped and mostly unmapped
Read MoreThe 8th Annual Conference of the Mining History Association was held in Houghton Michigan June 58 1997 Houghton is at the center of the Copper Country and the home of Michigan
Read MoreDec 18 2008 A Marquette tour guide tells us about copper mining in the Upper Peninsula which dates back 7000 years at the Porcupine Mountains and Keweenaw Peninsula
Read MoreMining History Mine Headframes and Structures of Michigan Michigan has four major metallic mining ranges the Copper Country Mining District of Keweenaw Houghton Ontonagon counties and some explorations in Gogebic the Marquette Iron Range of Marquette and Baraga counties the Menominee Iron Range of Dickinson and Iron counties and the Gogebic Iron Range of Gogebic
Read MoreApr 28 2016 Here are some rare images of this massive open pit iron ore mine when it still operated Includes a view looking into a cone gyratory crusher
Read MoreAug 11 2018 American History classes generally mention NOTHING about the ancient copper mines in Michigans Upper Peninsula where an estimated 500000000 pounds of copper was mined from 5000 to 1200 BC Interestingly the mines were briefly reactivated on a smaller scale suddenly ending production around 1320 AD 10 years The Knights Templar
Read MoreDescending into an abandoned mine and touring mining museums connect visitors to the UP copper mining boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s Keweenaw National Historical Park KNHP works with local partners to preserve many of these sites The industrial copper boom began in the early 1840s when word spread of the UPs copper deposits in the Keweenaw Peninsula a finger of rock and
Read MoreApr 05 2017 The Guardian Back to home copper mines fate hints at light at the end of tunnel for Michigan The purity and quantity of native Michigan copper is
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