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Ironwood MI 49938 The Ironwood Historical Society Old Depot Museum 150 North Lowell Ironwood MI 49938 PHONE 906 932 1122 Available is information about local mines and miners and the Luther L Wright High School The Marenisco Township has a link to records of the Marenisco Township Cemetery
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The Upper Peninsula was described in a government report as a sterile region on the shores of Lake Superior destined by soil and climate to remain forever a wilderness Things took a sudden turn in Michigan s favor in the 1840s when the Upper Peninsula was soon discovered to have vast deposits of copper and iron ore
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The Michigan Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee 9 miles west of Marquette offers photos of everyday life in mining towns and a timeline of how mine work evolved Outside a trail connects the museum to the 47 mile Iron Ore Heritage Trail which passes artwork interpretive signs and relics of the region s mining history By Gary Thompson
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From the 1840s to the 1880s the Upper Peninsula turned out most of the country s copper and by 1880 a large chunk of its iron ore Newspapers cities roads and parks still bear the names of miners minerals mining companies and other things related to mining Evidence of the new mining activity is already visible
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This is another in a series of articles about Gold Mines in Michigan s Upper Peninsula written by my father James M Clem in the early 1960 s and published in the Marquette Mining Journal The last time the Michigan mine was actually re opened was June 27 1937 A new mill was built and three shafts were run 24 hours until shut down by
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The Gogebic Mineral Range is located in the western Upper Peninsula and extends into neighboring Wisconsin 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 The last operation the Peterson mine closed in 1967
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First Discovery of Iron Ore in the Lake Superior Region Michigan s Iron Man William Austin Burt 1792 1858 Soon after Michigan became a state in 1837 William Austin Burt was hired to survey the new land By 1840 Burt and his survey team had reached the Upper Peninsula mapping the howling wilderness Download PDF
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Inventory 1998 of the underground metallic mines in Baraga Dickinson Gogebic Houghton Iron Keweenaw Marquette and Ontonagon Counties Under the direction of the Mineral Technology Research Group of the Michigan Technological University Mining Engineering Department researchers and students worked on a project to produce an inventory
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26 avaliações Nº 2 de 2 áreas para acampamento em Iron Mountain Avaliação Salvar Compartilhar W8576 Twin Falls Rd Iron Mountain MI 49801 9563 Check in — / — / —
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The western Upper Peninsula of Michigan is well known for hosting signifi cant concentrations of copper in copper dominated deposits Most of the copper is hosted by rocks of the Mesoproterozoic Midcontinent Rift Copper deposits in the western Upper Peninsula can be subdivided into two overlapping world class copper mining districts
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THE PAINESDALE MINE SHAFT Champion #4 Shaft House in Painesdale was built in 1902 as part of the Copper Range Mining Co mines that ran from Atlantic Mine to Painesdale MI Champion #4 operated for nearly 65 years before closing in 1967 Tours can be arranged to view the inside of the shaft house hoist house and the Captain s office
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Within a few years iron mines opened all across the central Upper Peninsula The first mine in Michigan was the Jackson Mine near Negaunee Michigan Iron mines are located in areas known as ranges The Upper Peninsula s biggest range is called Marquette Range Two smaller ranges are the Menominee Range and The Gogebic Range
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The Bristol Mine opened in 1892 In its lifetime it shipped 8 726 097 tons of iron ore Sinking down to a depth of 1 525 feet it was mined by shrinkage and sub level stopping methods It was the last operating mine in Crystal Falls closing in 1969 The Dunn Mine also one of the larger producers opened in 1887 and operated through 1915
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Over 21 million tons of iron ore was taken from this mine during 1877 to 1945 Visitors are given rain coats and hard hats before the tour begins The temperature of the mine is a crisp 43 degrees so a sweater or jacket is recommended along with closed covered shoes Read more Suggested duration 1 2 hours Suggest edits to improve what we show
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1861 There are 3 mines open in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Jackson Mine Negaunee the Cleveland Mine Ishpeming and the Lake Superior Mine Ishpeming 32 1861 1865 The Civil War causes an increased demand for iron ore that can be made into Bessemer steel or used for cannons and ammunition
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The firm has already idled two of its three Minnesota iron mines If the market for ore rebounds the younger adjacent Tilden mine could have another couple decades But that might be
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Location of Projects 1842 Treaty territory in Michigan s Upper Peninsula Marquette Iron Range in Palmer MI near Ishpeming MI See a bird s eye view here Minerals magnetite and hematite low grade iron ore Type of Mine open pits Tilden is 2 miles long by 1/2 mile wide and Empire is 1 mile across and 1 200 feet deep
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The Empire Mine which produces about million tons of magnetite each year is on the east side of the complex Tilden Mine which produces about 8 million tons of hematite and magnetite each year is just to the west Exposed rock and dirt in the mines appear gray compared to the surrounding forest
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The demand for Michigan s Upper Peninsula rich deposits of iron rose through the roof with the beginning of World War II The workers in the mines much like Ronn Arnie were pressed to the limit in poor working conditions which ultimately made the environment pay the cost
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Mining by Europeans started in the 1800s on both the Keweenaw and Isle Royale Copper Mineralization is concentrated in a few areas along the Keweenaw Peninsula For native copper the area is mainly the Houghton Calumet District Bornhorst Barron 2024 Bornhorst Barron 2024 Mining Times Photos
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Mines Open now By Journey33362941050 The outside ruins are also really neat but since most of it is roped off you ll have to enjoy from the perimeter 5 Chapin Mine Pit 5 Historic Sites • Mines By NeverUnpacked The highway and sidewalk crosses over it If you re interested in history and for more mining information the 6
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Republic Michigan in the Upper Peninsula and the Republic Mine The Republic Mine is open for viewing Republic is 25 miles southwest of Ishpeming and 45 miles north of Iron Mountain on Highway M 95 The Republic Mine was part of the Marquette Iron Range Click here for information on lodging and recreation in Republic Michigan
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Eagle Mine 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 2024 2024 Learn More
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The Iron Ore Heritage Trail is a 47 mile year round multi use interpretive trail that crosses the Marquette Iron Range in Michigan s Upper Peninsula Call us the outdoor linear museum where you exercise your body and mind
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Pre War Iron Mining Upper Peninsula Iron Mining Growth after the Civil War Era Pre War Iron Mining Pre War Iron Mining From 1847 to 1858 there were only three iron mines in operation in the Upper Peninsula Two of these mines were located in Ishpeming the Cleveland Mine and the Lake Superior Mine and the third in Negaunee the Jackson Mine
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Henry Ford s Yacht Sialia Docked at Ford Rouge Plant Dearborn Michigan 1927 Photographic print Henry Ford purchased Sialia in 1917 and used the yacht on various business and pleasure trips to Michigan s Upper Peninsula In 1920 Ford sailed to Escanaba to explore his lumber operations in nearby Iron Mountain
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Aside from two currently operating iron ore mines Empire and Tilden at least eight foreign mining companies are actively exploring the Western UP and three sulfide mining permits have been
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Five foreign mining firms are targeting deposits of nickel gold and other valuable minerals at as many as 14 sites in the Western Upper Peninsula One of the planned mine sites is a half mile from the Henriksens personal paradise Unlike the copper and iron mines that made the one of the nation s most prosperous regions in the late
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The last of the Marquette Range s underground mines Cleveland Cliffs iconic Mather B operated from 1950 to 1979 Bottoming at 3 660 feet the mine produced a remarkable 42 million tons of high grade natural iron ore almost 57 million tons when combined with the connected Mather A mine
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It was called the barren waste this land that is now Michigan s Upper Peninsula However since its first iron ore shipment of two hundred pounds in 1846 the Upper Peninsula mines below have produced well over one billion tons of iron ore Some barren waste Iron ore is Michigan s most valuable non fuel mined commodity
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