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Stay Out! Stay Alive! Abandoned Mines Information
Michigan Mine Inspectors
(Counties that have had underground mining excluding coal
mines)
Your first resource on any matter involving abandoned mines is the local county Mine Inspector
| Marquette County |
Mine Inspector |
Underground iron mines, several other metallic exploration shafts |
| Iron County |
Thomas Karvala |
Underground iron mines |
| Dickinson County |
Steven M. Smith |
Underground iron mines |
| Baraga County |
Mine Inspector |
Underground iron mines |
|
Houghton County |
Mine Inspector |
Underground copper mines |
| Keweenaw County |
Mine Inspector |
Underground copper mines |
| Ontonagon County |
Mine Inspector William Turin, P.O.Box 183, 1911 Mass Ave., Mass City, MI 49925 phone 906-883-3378. |
Underground copper mines |
| Gogebic County |
(No mine inspector) |
Underground iron mines and other metalllic exploration shafts |
| Kent County |
Underground Gypsum mines | |
| Wayne County |
Underground Salt mines | |
| Michigan Abandoned Underground Mines Inventory | Dr. Allan M. Johnson, |
Project Principal Investigator, Michigan Abandoned Underground Mines Inventory |
| Michigan Department of Natural Resources | For Metallic or Nonmetallic Minerals contact Milt Gere: Milton A. Gere, Jr., Geologist, More information: |
DNR contact for State-owned lands and general lands for Michigan Abandoned Underground Mines Inventory notice |