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  2. Quincy Mine - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Keweenaw National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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    The Delaware Copper Mine is located off U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), 12 miles (19 km) south of Copper Harbor, Michigan. [4] The Delaware Copper Mine provides tours of one of the oldest copper mines in the Keweenaw, [4] dating back to 1846. [18] The mine had five shafts, with the deepest reaching 1,400 feet (430 m). [18] The mine is open June ...

  4. Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House - Wikipedia

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    The Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House is an industrial building located north of Hancock, Michigan along US Highway 41 within the Quincy Mining Company Historic District. The Hoist House contains the largest steam hoisting engine in the world, [ 3 ] which sits on the largest reinforced concrete engine foundation ever poured. [ 3 ]

  5. National Register of Historic Places listings in Houghton ...

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    The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The Quincy Mine was known as "Old Reliable," as the Quincy Mine Company paid a dividend to investors every year from 1868 through 1920. The mine operated between 1846 and 1945, although some activities continued through the 1970s. 32

  6. List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Houghton County

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    525 Quincy Street Hancock: June 15, 1979: John J. Michels House† 1121 East Houghton Avenue Houghton: May 18, 1989: Michigan College of Mining and Technology Informational Designation US-41 Houghton: September 25, 1956: Our Saviour's Lutheran Church: Adventure Street Atlantic Mine: June 21, 1990: Quincy Hill House: US-41 Hancock: December 14, 1976

  7. Quincy Smelter - Wikipedia

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    The Quincy Smelter, also known as the Quincy Smelting Works, is a former copper smelter located on the north side of the Keweenaw Waterway in Ripley, Michigan. It is a contributing property of the Quincy Mining Company Historic District , a National Historic Landmark District .

  8. List of Copper Country mines - Wikipedia

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    Pewabic mine - Pewabic, Houghton County; one shaft north of the Quincy Mine; acquired by Quincy in 1891 and renamed to the Quincy #6 shaft; Phoenix mine - Phoenix, Keweenaw County; Pit 69 - Isle Royale, Keweenaw County; Pittsburg mine - Norwich, Ontonagon County; Pontiac Exploration prospect - Pewabic, Houghton County

  9. Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District

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    As the Depression wound onward, copper prices rebounded, and the mine and mills were refurbished in late 1937 and re-opened on a limited scale in early 1938. [23] However, the mine was only barely profitable, and after World War II ended, and with it the price guarantees from the federal government, the mine and stamp mills closed permanently. [24]