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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.
copper: Cliff mine: Keweenaw: 1845–1878: copper Cliffs Shaft Mine: Marquette: 1867–1967 ... List of mines in Michigan. Add languages ...
Ontonagon County, Michigan: Native copper Mined from 1848 to 1870 Nonesuch: Ontonagon County, Michigan: Native copper Closed since 1912 Quincy: 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 ...
The Eagle Mine is a small, high-grade nickel mining and copper mining project owned by Lundin Mining. The mine is located on the Yellow Dog Plains in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Eagle is the only primary nickel mine in the United States. The mine began production in fall 2014 and is expected to produce 440 million ...
The Presque Isle River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula empties into Lake Superior in the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park. Environmentalists say that a new copper mine, which will be the ...
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
The peninsula is part of Michigan's Copper Country region, as the region was home to the first major copper mining boom in the United States. Copper mining was active in this region from the 1840s to the 1960s. The peninsula is bisected by the Keweenaw Waterway, a partly natural, partly artificial waterway serving as a canal.