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The White Pine mine produced copper until 1995. In its early days the company was known for its use of advanced mining and transport systems (not all of which worked very well) including the Dashaveyor , a high speed transportation system, and what was at the time the world's largest hard rock tunneling machine to be sold to a mining company. [ 4 ]
With a population of six hundred, it was renamed for mine promoter W. H. Hamilton. The post office first opened for business on August 10, 1868 [4] while the community was still part of Lander County, Nevada. White Pine County was formed in March 1869, and Hamilton was selected as the first county seat.
Abandoned site. Buildings or houses still standing, but all or almost all are abandoned; No population, with the possible exception of a caretaker; Site no longer in use, except for one or two buildings; Semi-abandoned site. Buildings or houses still standing, but most are abandoned; A few residents may remain; Historic site. Buildings or ...
The White Pine Mine, just east of the state park in Ontonagon County, was the last copper-focused mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It closed in 1997 and Highland Copper plans to repurpose ...
1869 geological map of mining areas in White Pine County, Nevada, showing Treasure City and nearby towns, including Hamilton and Shermantown. Map is oriented with North to the right. Treasure City began as an encampment after the discovery of silver in the Treasure Hill area in 1867.
Iowa has more than 13,000 acres of abandoned mine land. The department has reclaimed 120 sites and currently has more than 30 sites in the planning or construction phase. There are 140 sites ...
White Pine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 474 at the 2010 census. [3] White Pine is located within Carp Lake Township. Much of White Pine was developed in the 1950s as a company town for miners at the White Pine mine. Mining ...
White Pine mine - White Pine, Ontonagon County; the last mine to close in the Copper Country, in 1995; Whittlesey mine - Isle Royale, Keweenaw County; Winona mine - Winona, Houghton County; Winthrop mine - Central; Wolverine Mine - Wolverine; Wyandot mine - Twin Lakes, Houghton County; Wyoming mine - Wyoming (Helltown)