Mine Shafts of Michigan
Mining History:
Mine Shafts of Michigan Part 1
Michigan has a deep and rich history of mining. More than 800 underground
mines
were developed in Michigan.
Most of these mines were developed with shafts. The shafts were
sunk vertically or at
various angles into the ground.
Some underground mines were developed with horizontal
adits into a hillside.
These photos are a sampling of the shaft structures, headframes and shaft
houses of some of the underground mines in Michigan.
The Marquette Mineral Range was the first of the iron ranges
developed in the 1840s. Of the gold ventures, only 2 were
commercially successful.
Iron Mines have continuously operated productively on the Marquette Range
for over 156 years.
|
MARQUETTE MINERAL RANGE MINES
Click on the snapshot for a full size
view.
Athens Shaft |
Athens Shaft |
Barnes & Hecker Shaft |
Negaunee Shaft
Negaunee Mine |
Blueberry Shaft |
Blueberry Shaft |
Champion Mine View
MSM 1897* |
Cliffs Shaft Mine
Wide View |
Cliffs A Shaft
Iron Mine |
New Salisbury
Mine Shaft
MSM 1897* |
Ropes Mine Shaft
LSMI 1914** |
Ropes Gold
Mine
MSM 1897* |
This is a gallery of photos from the Michigan Technological University
Mining Engineering Department Collection.
Most of the photos
presented here were taken by staff during field trips to visit
the mines, unless otherwise noted.
Most of these photos were shot in the 1920-40 time
frame.
*=State of Michigan, Mine and Mineral Statistics
Collection, MTU Archives
**= Lake Superior Mining Insitute Proceedings 1914
| MICHIGAN MINE SHAFT STRUCTURES: |
Michigan Mineral Ranges
Introduction |
Menominee Mineral Range
Part 2 |
Gogebic Mineral Range
Part 3 |
Michigan Iron Mines: Various Locations
Part 4 |
Copper Country Mine Shaft Structures: Quincy Mine
Part 5 |
Keweenaw Copper Mine Shafts & Structures
Part 6 |
More Iron Mine Shaft Structures
Part 7 |
Iron Mines (MTU Library
Copper Country Archives)
Part 8 |
Copper Mines (MTU Library
Copper Country
Archives)
Part 9 |
Interested in Mining History: Look at the Web Sites------
Mining History Links
Return to Mining Engineering at Michigan Tech History Page
Note:
The Michigan Mine Shafts section Web pages are produced by volunteer
help
from persons interested in Michigan Mining History
and Michigan
Tech Mining Engineering Department history.
The sale or commercial use of Illustrations, photographs and graphic
images presented on this site is not permitted.
Copyright 2015
Department of Mining Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity
educational institution/equal opportunity employer.
MINING ENGINEERING DEPT. MINING
HISTORY PAGE
MINING
ENGINEERING HOME
PAGE (TOP)
|
