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Mining Engineering—History

Mining Engineering at Michigan Tech
The Tradition- - - The History - - -


These historic photos show Michigan Tech mining engineering professors and students on field trips.
Mining and surveying classes journeyed to underground mines in Michigan and other states.
Mining Classroom from 1911
Mine Model Class Room
in Sperr Hall
Copper Country Mining History
Sperr Hall, Home of
Mining Dept. for many years
View in 1920s
Mining Class of 1905
Michigan Mining School
Class of 1905
in an underground mine
Class in underground mine 1920's
Michigan College of Mines
Mining class
in stope of iron mine
1911 Mining Class in the Champion Mine
1911 Mining Class in the
Champion Mine;
Note the Candles on hardhats
Crushed Timbers at Pabst Mine
Pabst Mine
Ironwood, MI
Lunch Time at Bengal Mine 1921
At Bengal Mine in
Iron County
student take a lunch break
Surveying in Curry Mine 1929
Mine Surveying class
at Curry Mine in
Dickinson County
Mining class surveying in iron mine
Mining class surveying
in underground iron mine
Copper Country Quincy Mine 1920's
Students visiting
Quincy Mine
90th level in the 1920's
Students surveying underground in Dober Mine
Mine Surveying underground
in Dober Mine
1920s
Students surveying underground in Dober Mine
Mine Surveying underground
in Dober Mine
1920s
Members of 1960 Mining Class
Members of 1960 Mining Class
on field trip to a mine
1953 Mining Class at Climax Molybdenum
Members of 1953 Mining Class
at Climax Molybdenum
Field trip
Members of 1977 Mining Class
Members of 1977 Mining Class
at Quincy Mine
Members of 1980 Mining Class
Members of 1980 Mining Class
on a mine field trip
Members of 1979 Mining Class
Members of 1979 Mining Class
on a mine field trip
Michigan Tech officials and Legislator visit mine
Michigan Tech officials and Legislator
visit MTU experimental mine- in 1970s
MTU vice-president Dale Stein,
110th District State Representative Russell Hellman,
MTU Mining student Cyndi Koon and
MTU president Ray Smith.

 

 



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