Marquette's Rich History: Mining, Timber, and Maritime …
Marquette's mining history is preserved in many of its attractions today. ... The Michigan Iron Industry Museum located at the site of the first iron forge in the Lake Superior region features permanent and rotating exhibits, including artifacts recovered from the site. A 23-minute film, "Iron Spirits: Life on the Michigan Iron Range ...
Iron Mining in Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
The major iron mining area from the mid-1880s to the mid-1960s was the Gogebic Iron Range, which extends for 80 miles from Lake Gogebic in Michigan to Lake Namekagon in Wisconsin. Forty-five of the 70.7 million tons of ore produced from the Gogebic Iron Range in Wisconsin came from the Cary Mine near Hurley and the Montreal Mine at Montreal.
Iron Mines in Michigan
But by the 1950s, most of the easily accessible ore with high concentrations of iron was gone, and mining companies had to dig much deeper and develop new techniques to extract and concentrate iron from lower-grade ore. Today, mine operators in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are generally after taconite, a low-grade ore that was once considered ...
Marquette Range: Mine Shafts of Michigan: Mining History:
Mining History: Mine Shafts of Michigan: Marquette Range. Mining Engineering: Mining History: Mine Shafts : Mine Shafts of Michigan ... Iron Mine : New Salisbury Mine Shaft MSM 1897* Ropes Mine Shaft LSMI 1914** Ropes Gold Mine MSM 1897* This is a gallery of photos from the Michigan Technological University Mining Engineering Department ...
A Brief History of Mining in Michigan's Marquette and …
was opened in 1847 near Negaunee. It utilized ore from the Jackson Mine. The Michigan Iron Industry Museum, near the site of the forge, will be visited during the 2019 Mining History Association conference. Other Michigan iron ore discoveries followed as prospectors gained a better understanding of the geology and pushed into unexplored territory.
Mine Shafts of Michigan: Mining 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 …
History
The first mine in the Iron County area was the Fairbanks or Paint River mine in Crystal Falls. Opened in 1882 and operating until 1913 it shipped a total of 382,089 tons of ore. The Great Western Mine, the deepest in the area at a …
Michigan Iron Ore
Michigan Iron Ore. On September 19, 1844, near present-day Negaunee, William Austin Burt and his surveying crew first discovered iron ore in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. …
Carollo releases book on history of Vulcan, and reopening of the mine
Other iron mining information came from books and pamphlets put out by the Iron Ore Industry back in the 1960s and a county history published in 1891. The second part deals with the discovery of ...
Welcome to the Republic Open Pit Mine …
Twice in history the Republic mine was one of the greatest producers in the country: from 1872 to 1928 and again from the 1950's through the '70's. The late, great Republic Mine was the impetus for the creation of the …
A glimpse into the history of Republic
REPUBLIC — By the 1920s, the mining village of Republic (originally named Iron City) had had 50 years of growth and times were good. Republic was founded in 1870 with the organization of the ...
A Brief History of Mining in Michigan's Marquette and …
was opened in 1847 near Negaunee. It utilized ore from the Jackson Mine. The Michigan Iron Industry Museum, near the site of the forge, will be visited during the 2019 Mining History …
Explore Upper Peninsula Mines and Mine Museums | Michigan
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee (9 miles west of Marquette), offers photos of everyday life in mining towns and a timeline of how mine work evolved. Outside, a trail connects the museum to the 47-mile Iron Ore Heritage Trail, which passes artwork, interpretive signs and relics of the region's mining history. Story by Gary Thompson
Upper Peninsula Michigan | Iron Mountain Iron …
Upper Michigan Tour Attraction. Ride the Underground Mine Train, Iron Ore Mine ... Iron Ore Mine. top of page. Iron Mountain Iron M ine World Famous Underground Iron Mine Guided Tours. Family Owned and Operated Since …
Iron IV
IRON MINING TODAY Open pit mining for iron ore replaced shaft mining very early on in the history of the Michigan Iron Ranges. Today, all the underground mines are closed, and only a very few open pit mines are still operating. What remains of the underground mines is often only a few heaps of waste rocks (below) and some slumped landscapes.
Republic Mine History and Pictures
Early mining exploration began in 1854 along the Michigamme River. Numerous mines were opened, but only the Republic Mine was a long-term profitable venture. The Republic Iron Company was formed in 1870, and the Mine opened in 1871, operating as an underground mine. The Republic Iron Company operated the mine until 1913.
Michigan Iron Industry Museum Visitor Information
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is a great place to learn about the history of Michigan's iron industry. ... Part of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Michigan History Center fosters curiosity, enjoyment and inspiration rooted in Michigan's stories. General questions: [email protected] or 517-335-2573.
Digging up the past: The history of Iron River
IRON RIVER, Mich. (WJMN) – Iron River, a town of about 5,000 people situated in the southwestern part of the Upper Peninsula made a name for itself through two major industries. "People…
6 Mine Tours To Uncover Our Past | Upper Peninsula
Cliffs Shaft Museum. Housed in the former Cliffs Shaft Mine, this Ishpeming museum tells the story of what was once one of the world's largest iron ore mines from 1867-1967. Visitors can explore the hoist house, machine shop and blacksmith shop. You'll also learn about the daily lives of the miners and their families, geology in our region and the history of …
Iron I
Discovery of iron ore in other parts of the Lake Superior region constitutes one of the most colorful chapters in the history of the Great Lakes area. Mining was second only to logging in bringing in new people and in opening the area to settlement. ... and iron mining in Michigan officially began. A producing wrought iron from ore was erected ...
Mining History Links: Michigan
Michigan has a long mining history. Copper, iron, gold, silver, gypsum, slate, salt, coal and limestone have been mined in Michigan. This is a list of some of the mining history sites related to mining in Michigan. ... Republic Iron Mine, Republic, MI; Inactive open pit iron mine, 600' deep and 250 acres in size (also had mine shafts). ...
Michigan Mining History
The Mining History Association's 29 th Annual Conference was held in Marquette, MI, on June 6–9, 2019. Marquette is a charming, historic and conference-friendly town of about 20,000, …
Michigan-Iron-Mines
Michigan-Iron-Mines. There are three iron ranges in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, these are the Gogebic, Marquette and Menominee Ranges. The Gogebic was the last of the three great iron ore fields opened in the Upper …
Healing the U.P.'s scars: The reuse of former mining operations
The former open-pit iron ore mine and tailings basin--all part of the now-defunct Republic Mine ... looked more like an alien landscape than four square miles in the middle of the north woods in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The mine grew so large in its heyday from the 1950s to the 1970s that it pushed into the town of Republic, forcing ...
Michigan Iron Industry Museum
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is open year-round on the following schedule: Oct. 1 - April 30: Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ... Mining exhibit inside the Michigan Iron Industry Museum Iron Industry …
Mining
Mining History in Bessemer There are three iron ranges in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Gogebic, Marquette and Menominee. The Gogebic was the last of the three great iron ore fields opened in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. Beginning in 1848 with Dr. A. Randall, federal and state geologists had mapped the ore formations […]
Mining In Michigan | The Diggings™
Michigan has 1,853 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Michigan mines are Iron, Copper, and Silver .At the time these mines were surveyed, 215 mines in Michigan were …
Michigan-Iron-Mines
The Gogebic Iron Range extends for 80 miles from Lake Namekagon, Wisconsin, in the west, to Lake Gogebic in Michigan, in the west. Nathaniel D. Moore uncovered ore deposits in the Penokee Gap near Bessemer in 1872, but it was not until …
Empire Mine Cascade Range: Michigan's Largest Iron Mine …
There's a lot more to Empire Mine Cascade Range that I can put down in this brief review. I would recommend this book in any curriculum of Michigan state history as well as for …
Mining History: Mine Shafts of Michigan: Iron Mines
Mining History: Mine Shafts of Michigan Iron Range. These photos from the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, J.R. VanPelt Library, In some cases, where noted, prints from original negatives that would be better resolution than screen image are available from the library archives.