Mining Engineering History
Mining History:
Mine Headframes and Structures of Michigan
Michigan has four major metallic mining ranges, the "Copper
Country" 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 (extending into Wisconsin). In
addition there were
gold mines (and copper and other metallic explorations) in Marquette
county and gold exploring in
Gogebic county. Silver explorations also operated in Ontonagon and
Baraga counties.
In the past 150 years Michigan's Copper and Iron Mining
Ranges have
produced over a billion tons of iron ore and several billion pounds of
refined copper.
Click on the snapshot for a full size view of
the map.
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MICHIGAN COPPER and IRON MINING RANGES
Michigan Metallic Mineral Ranges
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Upper
Michigan
Metallic Mineral Ranges |
Michigan Metallic Mineral Ranges |
Mine Shaft Structures Gallery
This gallery of photos is 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 1900-50 time
frame so that most of the old mine structures have been salvaged
or removed. Other photo sources are credited as noted in each
section.
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MICHIGAN MINE SHAFT
STRUCTURES:
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Marquette Mineral Range
Part 1 |
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 |
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