List of Copper Country mines
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Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
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Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
have existed in the Copper Country
Copper Country
The Copper Country is an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, including all of Keweenaw County, Michigan and most of Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon counties. The area is so named as copper mining was prevalent there from 1845 until the late 1960s, with one mine ...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. These include both large-scale commercial ventures and small operations. There are numerous ancient mine pits in and around the Copper Country area, especially on Isle Royale
Isle Royale
Isle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the northwest of Lake Superior, and part of the state of Michigan. The island and the 450 surrounding smaller islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park....
(several of these were developed). Numerous small modern diggings exist around the area as well, including some around Fort Wilkins and the Copper Harbor Light
Copper Harbor Light
The Copper Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in the harbor of Copper Harbor, Michigan USA on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan inside Fort Wilkins Historic State Park.-History:...
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Mines
- Adventure mineAdventure mineThe Adventure Mine is a copper mine near Greenland, Michigan in Ontonagon County, Michigan that operated from 1850 to 1920. The mine has five shafts. It is open for tours from late May to mid-October, under the operation of the Adventure Mining Company....
- In Greenland, Michigan - Ahmeek mine - in Ahmeek, MichiganAhmeek, MichiganAhmeek is a village in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 157. The village is in Allouez Township. The name Ahmeek is derived from the Ojibwa language. In Ojibway, amik means beaver....
- American Mining, Exploring, & Manufacturing Company mine - On Isle Royale National Park
- Amygdaloid & Isle Royale mine - On Amygdaloid Island, Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 miles in length and 9 miles wide at its widest point. The park is made of Isle Royale itself and approximately 400 smaller islands, along with any submerged...
- Arcadian mineArcadian mineArcadian mine was a copper mine developed in 1898 near Paavola, Michigan . The mine was managed by Arcadian Copper Company in which Standard Oil had a significant interest. Although there was a significant amount of investment in the mine, it was not rich in copper...
- Near Hancock, MichiganHancock, MichiganHancock is a city in Houghton County; the northernmost in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, or, depending on terminology, Copper Island. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census... - Atlantic MineAtlantic MineThe Atlantic Mine was a copper mine near the Finnish community of Atlantic Mine, Michigan. The mine was operated by Atlantic Mining Company and prospered until 1906.-External links:*...
- Near Atlantic Mine, Michigan - Baltic mine - In South Range, MichiganSouth Range, MichiganSouth Range is a village in Adams Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is bordered on the east by the unincorporated community of Baltic. It is about five miles southwest of Houghton on M-26. The population was 727 at the 2000 census...
- Calumet and Helca minesCalumet and Hecla Mining CompanyThe Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based in the Michigan Copper Country. In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company in the United States during that period.-History:In 1864, Edwin J...
- Centennial mine - In Calumet, MichiganCalumet, MichiganCalumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...
and Kearsarge, MichiganKearsarge, MichiganKearsarge is an unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is approximately northeast of Calumet/Laurium on U.S. Route 41/M-26 at .... - Central mine
- Champion mine - In Painesdale, MichiganPainesdale, MichiganPainesdale is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. Painesdale is located in Adams Township along M-26, southwest of South Range. Painesdale has a post office with ZIP code 49955.-History:...
- Chicago & Isle Royale mine - On the northwest shore of Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 miles in length and 9 miles wide at its widest point. The park is made of Isle Royale itself and approximately 400 smaller islands, along with any submerged...
- Clark mine - Near Copper Harbor, MichiganCopper Harbor, MichiganCopper Harbor is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Grant Township on the Keweenaw Peninsula that juts from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Superior.-History:...
- Cliff mineCliff mineThe Cliff mine was the first successful copper mine in the Copper Country of the state of Michigan in the United States. The mine is at the now-abandoned town of Clifton in Keweenaw County. Mining began in 1845, and the Cliff was the most productive copper mine in the United States from 1845...
- In abandoned Clifton, MichiganClifton, MichiganClifton was a community in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, that was founded in support of the Cliff mine—a mine opened in 1845 by the Pittsburgh and Boston Mining Company after copper was discovered there. It is located between Calumet and Eagle Harbor, off of Cliff Drive, alongside US...
. Operated from 1845 to 1878. - Copper Falls mineCopper Falls mineCopper Falls mine was a set of numerous copper mine shafts and adits south of Eagle Harbor, Michigan. The mine is near the Copper Falls water fall on the Owl Creek and the Copper Falls ghost town.-External links:*...
- Eagle Harbor, Michigan - Datolite mine - On Isle Royale National Park
- Delaware mineDelaware mineThe Delaware Mine is located off U.S. Highway 41, south of Copper Harbor, Michigan and is a Keweenaw Heritage Site. The Delaware Copper Mine provides tours of one of the oldest copper mines in the Keweenaw, dating back to 1846. The mine had five shafts, with the deepest reaching . The mine is...
- In the abandoned town of Delaware, MichiganDelaware, MichiganDelaware is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was established in 1846 as a copper mining town. It is located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, ten miles south of Copper Harbor and around twenty five miles north of Calumet. When the town was first settled it...
, twelve miles south of Copper Harbor. - Duncan's location - Near Duncan Bay on Isle Royale National Park
- Eagle mineEagle mine projectThe Eagle mine project is a proposed nickel and copper mine by Kennecott Minerals Corporation, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. The company is currently considering opening the mine on the Yellow Dog Plains in Michigan's Upper Peninsula . Nickel and copper are the principal metals to be mined, but...
- A mine under construction since 2010 near Yellow Dog PlainsYellow Dog PlainsThe Yellow Dog Plains is an area north and west of Marquette, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. The Yellow Dog River flows through it, as does the Salmon Trout River. The Salmon Trout River is unique in that it has a breeding population of coasters, a potamodramous form...
. - Epidote mine - On Isle Royale National Park
- Franklin mineFranklin MineFranklin Mine may refer to a location in the United States:*Franklin Mine, Michigan, an unincorporated community*Franklin Furnace, a famous mineral location in New Jersey...
- Bought by Quincy MineQuincy MineThe 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...
in 1908. - Island mine - On Isle Royale National Park
- Isle Royale mine - South of Houghton, MichiganHoughton, MichiganHoughton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County...
- Manganese mine - In the abandoned town of Manganese, Michigan, outside of Copper Harbor, near the Clark mine.
- Mesnard mine - In Hancock, MichiganHancock, MichiganHancock is a city in Houghton County; the northernmost in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, or, depending on terminology, Copper Island. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census...
. Bought by Quincy MineQuincy MineThe 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...
in 1897. - Michigan mine - In Rockland, Michigan
- Minesota mineMinesota MineThe Minesota Mine is a former copper mine near Rockland, Ontonagon County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The Minesota was one of the most productive and famous early mines in the Michigan Copper Country.-History:The Minesota fissure vein was discovered in 1847 when...
- In Rockland, Michigan - Minong mine - On Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 miles in length and 9 miles wide at its widest point. The park is made of Isle Royale itself and approximately 400 smaller islands, along with any submerged...
- Mohawk mine - In Mohawk, Michigan
- National mine - In Rockland, Michigan
- North Kearsarge mine - Kearsarge, MichiganKearsarge, MichiganKearsarge is an unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is approximately northeast of Calumet/Laurium on U.S. Route 41/M-26 at ....
and Ahmeek, MichiganAhmeek, MichiganAhmeek is a village in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 157. The village is in Allouez Township. The name Ahmeek is derived from the Ojibwa language. In Ojibway, amik means beaver.... - Nonesuch mineNonesuch MineThe Nonesuch Mine is an abandoned copper mine and small ghost town in the southeast corner of the Porcupine Mountains State Park in Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, near Silver City, Michigan, United States. The area was given its name soon after Ed Less discovered the Nonesuch vein of copper...
- Near Silver City, Michigan. Operated from 1867 to 1912. - Osceola Mines - In Calumet, MichiganCalumet, MichiganCalumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...
- Pewabic mine - One shaft north of the Quincy MineQuincy MineThe 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...
, acquired by Quincy in 1891 and renamed to the Quincy #6 shaft. - Phoenix minePhoenix MinePhoenix Mine was an open pit and underground mining operation in city of Phoenix in the Boundary Country region of British Columbia, Canada that operated in the early and mid 20th century, run by the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Limited. It was discovered in 1891, but was...
- in Phoenix, MichiganPhoenix, MichiganPhoenix is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States. Phoenix lies at the junction of M-26 and US 41. Phoenix lies about two miles south of Eagle River, Michigan, near the shores of Lake Superior.-Copper:... - Pontiac mine - Bought by Quincy MineQuincy MineThe 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...
in 1897. - Quincy MineQuincy MineThe 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...
- In Hancock, MichiganHancock, MichiganHancock is a city in Houghton County; the northernmost in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, or, depending on terminology, Copper Island. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census... - Rockland mine - Opened in 1847 in Rockland, Michigan
- Saginaw mine - On Isle Royale National Park
- Scoville mine - Near Scoville Point in Rock HarborRock HarborRock Harbor is the main access point for visitors landing on Isle Royale in northern Lake Superior. It sits at the northeastern end of the forty-five mile long island, the whole of which is protected as Isle Royale National Park...
on Isle Royale National Park. - Seneca mine - In Mohawk, Michigan
- Siskowit mine - In Rock Harbor on Isle Royale National Park
- Smithwick mine - Near the end of Rock Harbor on Isle Royale National Park.
- Tamarack mineTamarack mineTamarack mine is a copper mine located north of Calumet, Michigan. The first shaft was started in 1882 and five shafts were eventually mined. In 1966 six-year-old Ruth Ann Miller fell into shaft #4 and a rescue was impossible....
- Victoria MineVictoria MineVictoria Mine is a series of copper mines located in Rockland Township in Michigan’s Copper Country. It was near this location that a large piece of float copper, also known as the Ontonagon Boulder, was found. The mine operated off and on from 1849 until its final closure in 1921. Most of the...
- In Victoria, Michigan, closed in 1921 - Wendigo mine - In the settlement of Wendigo on Isle Royale.
- White Pine mine - Was the last mine to close in the Copper Country in 1995. Located in Ontonagon CountyOntonagon County, Michigan-National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,818 people, 3,456 households, and 2,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 5,404 housing units...
- Wolverine Mine - East of Kearsarge, MichiganKearsarge, MichiganKearsarge is an unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is approximately northeast of Calumet/Laurium on U.S. Route 41/M-26 at ....
See also
- Copper mining in MichiganCopper mining in MichiganWhile it originated thousands of years earlier, copper mining in Michigan became an important industry in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its rise marked the start of copper mining as a major industry in the United States.-Geology:...
- List of Copper Country smelters
- List of Copper Country mills
- Lists of copper mines in the United States