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Answer 1 of 3 Why did companies stop mining copper in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Most of the companies that mined copper in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan went bankrupt It wasn t because there wasn t enough copper They collectively mined over 5 million metric tons of copper there
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Tilden iron ore mining property is owned by Tilden Mining Company an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Deposit Type Banded iron formation Summary The Tilden iron deposit is an example of a Lake Superior type BIF deposit
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With prices reaching all time highs approaching $1 900 this summer Michigan has seen a boost in ambitious hobbyists searching for gold Gold Mining in Michigan s Upper Peninsula Boy Gold Miner In 1895 at 12 years of age Jim became the youngest miner at the Ropes Gold Mine in Ishpeming Michigan
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Mines of Kern County California Paperback by California Bureau of Mines $ $ Annals of Augusta county Virginia from 1726 to 1871 by Jos a Waddell New $ The Menominee Iron Range History Of Its Mines When And By Whom Free shipping SAVE UP TO 16% See all eligible items and terms Hover to zoom
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Michigans upper peninsula is pretty sparsely populated with a lot of dying towns The Newspaper could have been trying to get popularity by stating that Cave Johnson was bringing industry to northern michigan When Cave Johnson stumbled upon the acticle even though it was false he though it was funny and a novely and stuck it in the trophy room
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Some of these were the Ropes Ely Michigan Krieg Grayling Gold Lake Detroit Ishpeming Billings Peninsula Huronian Sanson Lake Superior Fire Center Coon and Negaunee Gold and Silver Co The Detroit Gold and Silver Mining Co had located surface gold by blasting in five different locations and assays there averaged $428 gold
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Michigan s Upper Peninsula is home to a pair of open pit iron mines that have been operating for several decades Standing on the edge of Empire Mine is like looking into an amphitheater far too big for any performance It s a mile wide and a mile across 1200 feet deep I start wondering how many swimming pools it would take to fill it
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Watch tour guides operate mining machinery that was used over 100 years ago Ride the underground mine train into the tunnel and walk approximately 2 city blocks to see the reality of iron ore mining 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
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Aug 8 2022Iron Mountain practically on the Wisconsin border started as a mining town in 1878 Beginning of the Chapin Mine 1879 A year later the same year the Chapin Mine broke ground a merchant from Menominee on the shores of Green Bay 70 miles south arrived in Iron Mountain pitched a tent and started business
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Iron Mines Lumber Camps Iron ore prospectors began to venture into the wilderness of the Iron County area in 1875 Exploratory work was confined to the river valleys where the mantle of glacial deposits was thin and where outcrops of ore were moved frequent Iron in 1912 became the first County in the Upper Michigan to acquire an
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Michigan Iron Mines Mining Artifacts The Marquette Iron Range was the first Michigan iron range to be discovered and developed The Marquette Range had been of interest to geologists since the early 1840s when Michigan s first State Geologist Dr Douglas Houghton conducted a systematic scientific analysis and exploration of Michigan s Upper Peninsula
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All aboard the underground mine train to tour the Iron Mountain Iron Mine See close up iron mining techniques and tools used in mining from 1870 to 1945 Skilled guides take you 2 600 feet into the mine and give demonstrations and insight about the long ago mining era Tours last about 45 minutes Tours daily from June 1st to October 15th
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Michigan Abandoned Mine Lands Inventory Michigan had four major metallic mining ranges the Copper Mining District of Keweenaw Houghton Ontonagon counties and some explorations in Gogebic the Marquette Iron Range of Marquette and Baraga counties the Menominee Iron Range of Dickinson and Iron counties and the Gogebic Iron Range of Gogebic county
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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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Top Upper Peninsula Mines See reviews and photos of Mines in Upper Peninsula Michigan on TripadvisorNow in its 63rd year the Iron Mountain Iron Mine located at W4852 US2 in Vulcan Michigan is a popular Upper Peninsula tourist attraction that is now known World Wide Visitors come from all over the world to visit this attraction Underground train tours are conducted daily from 9 am to 5 pm
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HumphreyM 906 250 7564 Telephone and Email List Organization Chart Upper Peninsula Geological Repository The Upper Peninsula Geological Repository UPGR is located in Michigan s Upper Peninsula near the Sawyer International Airport in Gwinn Michigan
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There are Northern Lights if not the brightest stars you can remember seeing in its skies and three Great Lakes bordering its land Pack your bags and hit the Upper Peninsula or for a variety of activities 1 Stand on Top of the World Lake of the Clouds Photo Courtesy of Instagram Fan ktmulcahy
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Oct 7 2022Today mine operators in Michigan s Upper Peninsula are generally after taconite a low grade ore that was once considered waste rock To make it usable mining companies blast it into small pieces with explosives grind it into powder with powerful machinery and then use magnets or flotation techniques to separate the iron minerals out from the surrounding rock
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Feb 10 2022Greenland in the Western Upper Peninsula is home to a remnant of Michigan s former mining glory days There are many copper mines throughout the peninsula and some are currently still active Adventure Mine is one of the state s best preserved mines and features seasonal tours so visitors can experience underground mining like it was in the 1800s
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In Michigan more than 90% of bats that hibernated underground before WNS overwintered in 82 abandoned iron and copper mines of the western Upper Peninsula Kurta and Smith 2024 As of winter
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Our mine is located near Greenland Michigan in the Upper Peninsula Our Tours Each one of our underground mine tours provides a truly unique experience Learn about the history of the copper mine get hands on with different mining techniques and explore the depths of this 1800s copper mine The Adventure Mine is a copper mine near
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Sherwood Mine Iron County Michigan USA x x cm $20 Discounted to $15 P 4714 Pyrolusite Druze Quartz Goethite Taylor Iron Mine Alberta Twp Baraga Co Michigan x x 3 cm $45 Q 6735 Quartz and Dolomite in Vugs in Specular Hematite Republic Mine Republic Marquette Co Michigan
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Dec 10 2020Today the site is just one of countless decommissioned iron ore mines in the Upper Peninsula But the future of the former Groveland Mine is different than the rest It s about to start producing something much cleaner and more modern solar power The state of Michigan hopes Groveland will be one of the first in this trend of redevelopment
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Timeline Upper Peninsula Iron Mining Growth after the 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
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Hibbing Taconite Company produces about million tons of standard iron bearing pellets and mines about 29 million tons of ore annually Hibbing is a joint venture between Cleveland Cliffs and Steel Tilden Mine is located on the Marquette Iron Range in Michigan s Upper Peninsula approximately five miles south of Ishpeming
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Aug 28 2022Iron Mountain is located in south western Upper Michigan close to the Wisconsin border Its proximity to its neighboring state makes it a great first stop for your Upper Michigan
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Info Location Photos The Iron County Historical Museum is Upper Michigan s largest local museum and is located in Caspian Michigan on nearly 10 acres of land a former mine site It has 26 buildings and over 100 major exhibits and includes two special art galleries
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One area the western Upper Peninsula has igneous and metamorphic rocks that host well known abundant and varied metallic mineral resources including copper iron nickel platinum group minerals manganese and cobalt The region also has some graphite resources and deposits of a phosphate mineral that contains certain rare earth minerals
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Are there any active mines in Michigan Today two iron mines remain active in Michigan s Upper Peninsula—the Tilden Mine and the Empire Mine both in the Marquette Range Industrial copper mining began in the 1860s During the earlier years of the copper mining era Michigan produced up to 90 percent of the nation s copper
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