CopperPewabic Mine, Pewabic, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Photo: RWMW Latitude: 47°8'30"N
Longitude: 88°33'45"W
An underground copper mine located north of Hancock, MI, and just north of the Quincy Mine. The Pewabic Mining Co. was organized in 1853. For the first two years, work concentrated on opening prehistoric mining pits that traced an apparent amygdaloid bed. The first, and only, shaft Pewabic drove was driven on an incline following this bed. The shaft was located approx. 1,900 ft. north of the Quincy #2 shaft. The mineralization on the "Pewabic Lode" at the Pewabic Mine was not as rich as it was on Quincy's property. However, the company did manage to pay dividends amounting to $1 million. In 1884, management allowed the mining charter to lapse without renewal, and the company was forced to close. In 1891, Quincy Mining Co. purchased the property and renamed the shaft Quincy #6, which became famous for its fabulous shafthouse. A total of approx. 27 million lbs. of refined copper was produced between 1855 and 1884. Some pieces of copper can still be found today around the foundation of the old shafthouse, however, the shaft is privately owned.
References
Dana 6:A2:2.
American Journal of Science:10:447 (1900).
Rocks & Min.: 58:109.
Kilpela, T, 1995, The Hard Rock Mining Era in the Copper Country. 89 pp.
Butler, B.S., and Burbank, W.S., 1929, The Copper Deposits of Michigan. U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 144. 238 pp.
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