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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.
543-S Deposit - near Deer Lake, Keweenaw County. Adventure mine - Greenland. Aetna Exploration Copper mine - Keweenaw County. Aetna mine - Keweenaw County. Agate Harbor mine - Agate Harbor, Keweenaw County. Agency mine - Keweenaw County. Ahmeek mine - Ahmeek, Keweenaw County. Albion mine (originally the Manhattan Mine) - Keweenaw County.
Copper alloys, brass. Zinc (Zn) C1xxxx–C4xxxx,C66400–C69800. Phosphor bronze. Tin (Sn) C5xxxx. Aluminium bronzes. Aluminium (Al) C60600–C64200.
Calumet and Hecla Mine shaft No. 2, c. 1906. The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan's Copper Country.In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company in the United States during that period.
Victoria Mine. Coordinates: 46°42′9.62″N 89°13′36.92″W. The Victoria Mine is the name given to a series of copper mines located in Rockland Township, Ontonagon County, in Michigan's Copper Country. It was near this location that a large piece of float copper, known as the Ontonagon Boulder, was found. The mine operated off and on from ...
Size 2.4 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm. The Cliff mine was the first successful copper mine in the Copper Country of the state of Michigan in the United States. The mine is at the now-abandoned town of Clifton in Keweenaw County. Mining began in 1845, and the Cliff was the most productive copper mine in the United States from 1845 through 1854.
Calumet and Hecla Mills - In Lake Linden, Houghton County, Michigan. Carp mill. Centennial mill. Central mill - Four miles east of Phoenix, Michigan. Champion mill - In Freda, Michigan. Clark mill. Cliff mill - Clifton, Michigan. Copper Falls mill - Southwest of Eagle Harbor, Michigan. Delaware mill - Delaware, Michigan.
NRHP reference No. 89001095 [ 1 ] Significant dates. Added to NRHP. February 10, 1989. Designated NHLD. February 10, 1989 [ 3 ] 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.