Mining History: Mine Shafts of Michigan Part 3
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The Gogebic Mineral Range is located in the western Upper Peninsula
and extends into neighboring Wisconsin. The iron mines in this range were
among the deepest underground iron mines developed in the country. In
1906 the Norrie mine was considered the greatest iron mine in the world. The
last operation, the Peterson mine, closed in 1967. The gold explorations
were not commercially successful. Iron production on the Gogebic Range
totalled 255 million tons.
These photos are a sampling of the shaft structures, headframes and shaft
houses of some of the underground mines in Michigan.
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Click on the snapshot for a full size view.
 E.Norrie C Shaft Norrie Iron Mine |
 Norrie D Timber Shaft for lowering timbers |
 Pabst C Shaft Iron Mining |
 Pabst H Shaft Iron mine |
 Pabst G Shaft |
 Shaft (Gogebic Range) |
 Eureka 3 Shaft |
 Eureka 4 Shaft |
 Asteroid Shaft |
 Woodbury Shaft of the Newport Mine |
 Bonnie K Shaft of the Newport-Bonnie Mine |
 Corrigan Shaft of the Ironton Mine |
 Palms Mine Haulageway |
 Sunday Lake Shaft Iron Mine |
 Anvil Mine View of Shafts |
These photos are a sampling of the shaft structures and other underground pictures of some of the mines
in Michigan from the Michigan Technological University Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Department Collection.
| Michigan Mineral Ranges Introduction |
Marquette Mineral Range Part 1 |
Menominee Mineral Range Part 2 |
| 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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for minerals and gems from these mines
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