This page is a tribute to the great Quincy Mine of Hancock, Michigan, just across the Keweenaw Waterway from Michigan Tech. The photos were taken recently. Quincy Mine produced 726 million pounds of copper from 1856 to 1925. The underground mining extends over 2 square miles. The MTU Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Experimental Mine is part of the former Quincy Mine, see map below. Click on the snapshot for a full size view. Quincy Mine Site Quincy Shaft Mine Hoist Quincy Mine Shaft Minerals and gems from these mines are found at: A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum  The maps are GIF map images of the Autocad mine maps that were digitized from the original mining company maps and combined into a composite. The depth of the mine workings grade in color from red to purple (right to left), the deepest stopes being 9600' down the inclined shafts. The Hancock Mine also appears on the maps. Since they are GIF images they are not scaleable to see details.

Quincy Mine Map Composite in GIF image to show the extent of the mine.

South part Quincy Mine Hancock mine to left MTU experimental mine adit left of copyright symbol

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