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| with a large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives...Native copper crystal group, 13.6 cm, from an unknown mine in the Michigan Copper Country. Richard A. Kosnar...(1929) is considered to be the classic for the district. Many of these works are currently out of print...and research will serve as an overview of the district and as a framework from which interested persons...location and associated geology of the mines in the district. Historical and production information is summarized |
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| fifties, still work the mile-deep stopes of the Quincy Mine. One of the oldest mines on the North American continent...•....•......... , Tlie Story of the First U.S. Mining Boom •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••... 17 Old mine pit at Fort Wilkins 32 Fort Wilkins stockade 33 Profile of the Cliff Mine page 57...128 Cliff Mine Today 129 Loading Copper on Lake Boat 144 Underground, Tamarack Mine 144 Mass Copper...Copper at Ahmeek Mine 145 Ghost Town 208 Houghton, in 1881 209 The Tourist's Copper Country 224 |
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| ............................... 22 The Pioneer Mining Companies................................................................. 33 The Portage Lake District ................................................discovery, boom times, a century of progressive mining, a disastrous labor strike that closed its mines...abandoned mines and mine dumps. Right now, its future is somewhat uncertain. Eventually, mining could be rejuvenated...eager to browse for mineral specimens on the old mine dumps. For many years now the Copper Country has |
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| cultural standpoint. These are localities rich in mining history and regional flavor; the old drifts and...R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...2 Germany An historical perspective on silver mining in G erm any.................. by W. Lieber and...Islet Famous mineral localities: the Silver Islet mine, O n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson ...Batopilas Famous mineral localities: the Batopilas District, Chihuahua, M e x ic o ...................... |
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| MICHIGAN STOIBER THE COPPER AND EDWARD PORTAGE DISTRICT LAKE LAVA • S. DAVIDSON CONTENTS Part I...Michigan copper district ......................... Mineralogyof amygdaloidalrock on mine dumps...........Economic Geologists and the American.Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers in Chicago,Ili. Publication...depthis more extensivethan in the groundnow openedby mining and that the chemicalsfreed were transportedregionallyupwardby...information was obtained extendsfrom Victoria,Ontonagon County,Michigan,northeast to the end of theKeweenaw Peninsula |
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| , The Making of a Mining District GREAT LAKES BOOKS A complete listing of the books in this series...riches of the Keweenaw. ~ The Making of a Mining District Keweenaw Native Copper 1500-1870 DAVID J...ion Data Krause, David J. The making of a mining district : Keweenaw native copper 1500-18 70 / David...J-History. 2. Mining districts-Michigan-Keweenaw Peninsula- History. 3. Copper mines and mining- Michigan-Keweenaw...44 44 45 48 54 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 60 60 68 The Expedition of 1820 71 HENRY ROWE SCHOOLCRAFT |
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| of some of the principal localities in the same county, was given by Messrs . Greg and Lettsom in their...locality by some independent authority, such as maps, county directories, local guide books, &c. The geological...S., F.G.S. London , 1852. Mining Almanack, compiled and arranged by HENRY ENGLISH. London , 1819. Manual...LETTSOM . London , 1858. Glossary of Mineralogy, by HENRY W. BRISTOW , F.R.S., F.G.S. London , 1861 . The...LONDONDERRY LONGFORD LOUTH MAYO MEATH MONAGHAN . QUEEN'S COUNTY . . . SLIGO TIPPERARY TYRONE . WATERFORD |
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| the mining industry, he has returned to the Copper Country on a seasonal basis to engage in mining ventures...year. During the last four years, the crushing of mine dumps (poor-rock piles) for road repairs and construction...operations, primarily in Keweenaw County, have increased the need for mine-run rock for the construction...the slow disappearance of smaller mine dumps. The end of copper mining in the Portage Lake Volcanics began...of the Copper Range Company’s Champion mine in Houghton County. Downloaded by [Florida State University] |
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| (CaBSiO4OH) vesicle filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur...Copper Harbo·r. Governor Lewis Cass took along Henry R. Schoolcraft to report on the mineral wealth of...eventually led to one of the biggest and most important "mining booms" in this country's first century. Despite... the 1845 discovery of the Cliff Mine ( first in the world to mine native copper as its sole product)...instilled confidence in North Country mining and initiated the modern mining era. Choice 'Lake Copper' furnished |
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| $5.00 DELAWARE MINE MICHIGAN ITS HISTORY Picture painted by Clyde S. Mikkola. Courtesy of Tom and Lani...Lani Hendricks Poynter, Delaware Copper Mine Tours. By Clarence J. Monette TWENTY-EIGHTH OF A LOCAL HISTORY...org/details/delawareminemichO0O00mone DELAWARE MINE MICHIGAN ITS HISTORY COPYRIGHT January 13, 1987...appeared An the original manuscripts, newspapers and mining reports, this author has chosen the data and incidents...Ot telce Organizations second school Copper mining Several companys company Lac La Belle Railroad |
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| Mineralogy of the District; LIN FAR AND GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS 0» oFFiCKiia 1845; A KOTicK or mining coMrANni...JACOB HOUGHTON, recc JR., District In th« Clerk's OHicc of the District Court for the Michigan. oi...corrections, a brief sketch of nearly fifty additional mining of the Mineral Region, notices with explanatory...INDEX. >..v-^s.»..v/\-, CInudp, ..i.!LTi:.-z. JO Mining- Arp:i!liceoiis Shitea, 04 V/m. A. Jieport ...-•^^:^-- tlie 75 Red sandstone, 101 ^Johooicraft, Henry il. ?fl'^^A^exanderr^ Jjela, I.s!l', try west |
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| RocKs. Trap Rocks, a Greenstone, b Basait, c Amygdaloid, d Toadstone. The Tertiary Rocks contain a great...ali the formations called greenstone, basait, amygdaloid and toadstone. The columnar basait forms thosc...of the Province, painted broum is the Primary District, and is composed principall; of Granite, Gneiss...and :Mica Slate. 'fbe bltte denotes the Slate District, which is composed of Slate, Greywacke, and Greywacke...Greywacke Slate. · The Red Sandstone District is painted light red. The c1·im.son belts shew important |
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| America and Canada. their gcographic distribution. and mine . The Tilley Foster deposit is discus ed under the...study of the minerals found in the mining regions of Putnam County. J\1{//hcr. \\'i/Jia111 IV.; Ge/llngy...of the area. Mather described in detail the iron mining regions of southern New York. Serving the needs...works in mineralogy, early surveys, paleontology, mining, meteoritics, regional geology, and old & new world...HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE The Tilly Fos1er Iron Mine: Sou1heast, PuLnam Couniy, New York by Step/rm L |
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| SMYTH, M.A., F.R.S., LECTURER ON MINERALOGY AND MINING IN THE | ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES, TRENHAM REEKS...Percy, M.D., F.R.S. Geology - A. C. Ramsay, F.R.S. Mining - -> - - - Mineralogy Ĺż " -> - Warington...SMYTH, M.A., F.R.S., LECTURER ON MINERALOGY AND MINING IN THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES, TRENHAM REEKS,...Professor Huxley, and a descriptive Catalogue of the Mining, Metallurgical, and Geological Models by Mr. H...through the mining districts. The whole of the floor of the principal room is devoted to the mine rals, and |
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| CUMMINGS, BILLIARD, & CO. 1825. DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO WIT. District Clerk's Oflht. BE it remembered...the forty-ninth SAMUEL ROBINSON, of the said district, has deposited in this office the title of ...other ' prints." JNO. W. DAVIS, Clerk of the, District of Massachusetts. CAMBRIDGE -. University Press...wishes to know what minerals may be found in the district of country he is localities of minerals, in the...additions from the publications of Dr. John H. Steel, Henry Schoolcraft, Esq., Isaac Lea, Prof. Eaton, Prof |
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| to, Hawk Gold Company Mining 4 COXFOLLOWAYANAYE SI THE AMERICAN MINING GAZETTE, AND GEOLOGICAL...COMPLETION OF THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE Jmerican Mining Gazette and Geological Magazine. In commencing...two years ago, the publication of the “ AMER ICAN MINING GAZETTE AND GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE, " the Publisher...several influential parties, largely engaged in mining enter. prises, that nothing would be wanting on...the great majority of the parties connected with mining speculations and enterprises were totally indifferent |
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| Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Nairobi Dares Salaam Cape Town Melbourne Auckland Madrid and associated companies...most profitable of any American nonferrous mining district. Perhaps the reason for its lack of fame outside...Otis E. Young, Jr., the noted historian of western mining, is certainly right in one regard: little historical...attention has been paid to the Lake Superior copper district of Upper Michigan. The reasons for its “lack of...of fame” might be several. When it comes to mining and the rise of industrialism, historians have paid |
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| SMYTH, M.A., F.R.S., LECTURER ON }JINER.~LOGY AND MINING 1N THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES, TRENH.AM REEKS,...SMYTH; ·M.A., :E.,.R.S., LECTUltER ON MINERALOGY ~D MINING IN THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES, TRENHA.M REEKS...progress of tl1e Geological Survey through tl1e mining districts. Tl1e whole of the floor of the principal...actually sold in the year 1863 :-* ... N0. of • District. Mines. Copper Ore. Tons. Co1·nwall and Devon...Humphries. 2. NATIVE COPPER. From Penibrol,e Mine, St. A.1.istell, Cornwall. Presented by R. Taylor |
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| Summary of previous Geological Work bearing on the District. 406 II. GEOLOGY OF THE WITWATERSRANDT. .~, T... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 1. The District in General. 2. The Main Reef Series :-(a) The...the Salisbury aud Henry Nourse Mines. The Main Reef Series west of the Salisbury Mine. The Main Reef Series...Series east of the Salisbury Mine. 3. The Gold.bearing Conglomerates south of Johannesburg:-(a) Second................................ 429 1. The Chimes Mine and Heidelberg Distriots. 2. The Vredefort and _Potchefstrocm |
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| ROSEMEYER P.O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 THE CLIFF MINE, discovered in 1844, is located on the Keweenaw...the Cliff into a successful mining operation and made it the first mine on the "Keweenaw" to pay dividends...dividends to stockholders. Throughout its history, the mine also produced spectacular specimens of crystallized...portions for scientific samples and souvenirs. Mining attempts were also made in this period but ended...economic importance of the copper deposits of the district. The signing of a treaty with the Chippewa Indians |
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| PAPERS. Some Early Mining days at Portage Lake, by Graham Pope, President ..............................................23 No. 5 Shaft at the Tamarack Mine, by W. E. Parnall, Jr. .26 The Crystalization of...on page 39.] PROCEEDINGS OF THE Lake Superior Mining Institute SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING HOUGHTON, MICH...Corliss Cross-Compound Pumping Engine in Penobscot Mine, by Jno. A. Redfern ..............................New form of Mine Drill Bit, by Walter Fitch...................44 College View of Mining Graduate, by |
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| Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...46,650 buyers). • Exhibitors (dealers) stayed in town an average of 15.6 days, and spent an average of...residents and 35,650 attendees from out-of-town. The out-of-town buyers stayed an average of 10.8 days and...Jane Koepp Jones and Gene LaBerge (“The Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin”) Desautels Trophy: Irv Brown...Carnegie Mineralogical Award: Franklin-Sterling Hill Mining Museum TUCSON GEM & MINERAL SHOWS Y2K ECONOMIC |
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| Rs v Engineering News -Record ~ Engineering and Mining Journal-Press Power Chemical and Metallurgical...rocks — Acid sulphate waters in igneous rocks — Mine waters of sulphate type —Sodium carbonate waters...veins Mineral association Origin Mine waters Rock alteration Mining and smelting operations The copper...telluride of region, district district district district district district Nevada. CHAPTER XXV...LeadBoulder ville-Boulder County belt — The tungsten deposits en—The County —Summary — Deposits with native |
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| PREHISTORIC COPPER MINING IN ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK, MICHIGAN by Tyler Johnson Pastian Thom~s... . 39 HISTORIC ACCOUNTS OF ABORIGINAL COPPER MINING IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION · . • • • 43 SUTulliIARY...interior. Efforts to locate previously unr•eported mine and occupation sites in the interior were unsuccessful...devoted to a more intensive examination of the Minong mine site and the 1ndian Point camp site. Most of this...archeology of the boreal forest or of prehistoric mine or quarry sites. By the end of the third field season |
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| e a r s o r g e conglornero t e .... @ Quincy mine @ Allouez no. 3 shaft Other detailed sections...THE ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN By HENRY R. CORNWALL ABSTRACT Five lava flows in the Keweenawan...Keweenawan series of the Michigan copper district have been studied and chemical analyses made, with special...oxide ratio 178 Pegmatitic facies 163 Aplite 179 Amygdaloid 163 Norms 179 Aplite dikes 163 High olivine layers...the Greenstone flow near the Allouez No. 3 shaft mine 164 2. Section across the Greenstone flow at Cliff |
