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The Adventure Mine is a copper mine near Greenland, Michigan that operated from 1850 to 1920. During that time, miners removed more than 11 million pounds of native copper from the ground. We invite you to step back in time in the world's greatest copper district to experience one of Michigan's best-preserved historic mines.
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major native copper deposits along the Ontonagon River early European explorers were introduced to the famous Ontonagon boulder by Native Americans. It is a 3,708 pound …
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All aboard the underground mine train to tour the Iron Mountain Iron Mine! See close up iron mining techniques and tools used in mining from 1870 to 1945. Skilled guides take you 2,600 feet into the mine and give demonstrations and insight about the long ago mining era. Tours last about 45 minutes. Tours daily from June 1st to October 15th.
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The Chuquicamata mine in northern Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the deepest open-pit mines in the world, second only to Bingham Canyon in Utah. The extraction of huge stores of copper has hollowed out the landscape; the largest pit at the site reaches a depth of approximately 1,000 meters (3,300 feet). Evidence of mining …
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The White Pine North Copper Mine in the U.P. may reopen due to a joint venture between Kinterra Capital Corp. and Highland Copper Co. Inc. // Photo courtesy of Highland Copper Co. A once active copper mine in the western section of Michigan's Upper Peninsula may reopen based on today's announcement that Kinterra Capital …
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The iron mines in this range were among the deepest underground iron mines developed in the country. In 1906 the Norrie mine was considered the greatest iron mine in the world. ... Note that Michigan Mining School students were often taken on field trips to be shown the mine shaft structures while under construction as a part of their training ...
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Knowledge of the rich copper resources in the region predates white European settlement, with many prehistoric mine pits in the area dating back thousands …
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An underground, high-grade nickel and copper mine located in western Marquette County of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The mine is expected to produce 440 million pounds of nickel, 429 million pounds of copper, and trace amounts of other minerals over its estimated mine life (2014 – 2029).
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The gaping mouth of Resolution Copper Mining's No. 10 shaft is 28 feet across and opens into a sheer drop of nearly 7,000 feet, making it the deepest continuous mine shaft in the United States.
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Copper mining deposit report for "Deposit #21849" (#21849) in Keweenaw County, ... The Iroquois Copper Mine, located near Mohawk, Michigan, is situated within the Keweenaw Copper Mining District, which holds significant historical and geological importance. ... EXPLORATORY SHAFT OPENED IN 1942-MINED MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUSLY …
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The Champion #4 Shaft House, constructed in 1902 and now maintained by Painesdale Mine & Shaft Inc., was part of the Copper Range Mining Company, which ran multiple U.P. mines and remained in ...
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Chuquicamata copper mine, situated 1,650km north of Santiago, Chile, is the second deepest open-pit mine in the world. Chuquicamata, also known as the Chuqui open pit, is 4.3km long, three kilometres wide and more than 850m deep.
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Mining activities remained relatively limited until 1906 when the district became the first in the world to begin large-scale (for the time) open-pit copper mining (for more mine history, see "Race to Ore: The …
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An underground copper mine that began exploration in 1846 and organized in 1848. Began operations working a fissure vein of native copper until 1856 when the Pewabic …
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The Keweenaw Peninsula "had the richest mines, the deepest mines, ... a Central miner who'd left Cornwall for Copper Country in 1875. Settling in Michigan, Edward married and fathered three ...
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Quincy Historic Copper Mine and Museum Surface and Underground Tours Quincy Mine Hoist Association, 49750 US Highway 41, Hancock MI 49930. Phone: 906-482-3101 ... MI on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Once a flourishing copper mine, the Quincy Hoist Association offers both surface and underground tours …
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Historic mine site with guided tours that tell the story of Michigan's copper mining boom that played a large part in the industrialization of America. Enjoy views of the world's largest steam hoist engine, then take a ride on our cogwheel tram to the mine adit where you'll walk through our mine at the 7th level and experience how the miners lived.
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The Quincy Mine is located in the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Mining operations have been closed for many years, but the site is preserved as a cooperating site of the Keweenaw National …
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Mine shafts in Michigan varied in depth from about 100 feet to over 3,000 feet for iron mines, the shafts usually being vertical. Copper Mines were often deeper, with some …
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Quincy Mine is a historic copper mine and part of the Keweenaw National Historical Park. You can take a guided tour down to level 7 and ride the midwest's only cog-wheel tram to the surface.
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This list of deepest mines includes operational and non-operational mines that are at least 2,212 m (7,257 ft), which is the depth of Veryovkina Cave, the deepest known natural cave in the world.The depth measurements in this list represent the difference in elevation from the entrance of the mine to the deepest excavated point.
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Michigan Copper Country Houghton, Michigan June 6-9, 1997 (Reconstructed 2020) ... The shaft itself was 9,260 feet deep, the World's deepest at the time the mine closed in 1945. CLICK HERE for a map of …
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Quincy Mine was called "Old Reliable" by 1910, thanks to its production of 458 million pounds of copper. Quincy's mines were the country's deepest by 1930, with the deepest ones over 9,000 feet. The very deepest – Michigan's deepest mine shaft – was the #2 Shaft, reaching a vertical depth of 9,240 feet.
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Learn about the history and operations of the Quincy Mine, one of the oldest and deepest copper mines in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The mine operated continuously from 1852 …
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Hidden in the heart of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula lies one of the oldest and deepest copper mines in the Upper Peninsula. Delaware Mine allows visitors …
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The historic Quincy Mine Site is located at the top of the hill in Hancock, MI on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Once a flourishing copper mine, the Quincy Hoist Association offers both …
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Mining Michigan's History: ... making the area an attractive, albeit remote, site for copper mining. ... The hoist was necessitated by the great depth the mine had reached, over 6,000 vertical feet, making Quincy the deepest mine in the US and one of the deepest in the world. The hoist house was designed by J.H. Hoff and built at a cost …
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Tom is an impeccable researcher with an extensive library covering the Michigan Copper Range and he also has access to the archives at Michigan Technical University. After graduation from Michigan Tech in the mid 1960's, Tom worked as a mining engineer at the Kingston Mine near Calumet, Michigan.
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An underground copper mine that began exploration in 1846 and organized in 1848. Began operations working a fissure vein of native copper until 1856 when the Pewabic amygdaloid lode was discovered crossing the property. ... DeGood, L. (2011) Michigan Copper Mining Stocks and Bonds. Self-Published. 401 pages. Kelly D.J. (2020) Fluid Inclusion ...
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When Keweenaw National Historical Park was established in 1992, Congress recognized the former Quincy Mine as one of the components that best represents the story of copper mining on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. At the southern boundry of the Quincy Unit, near the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, lies the former …
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