Photographs Of Iron Ore Mining Michigan 1880

Photographs Of Iron Ore Mining Michigan 1880

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Quincy Mine Tour History Mining The adventure continues as you approach the portal of the Quincy Mine East Adit 1895 The adit is approximately 15 feet high and 15 feet wide and is lighted for the entire 2024 walk for the convenience of our visitors Quincy Mine Tour

Post War Iron Mining Michigan State University

After the war the development of the Gogebic and Menominee Ranges expanded Michigan s iron mining industry to great extents In 1880 according to the mining industries census Michigan mined the second highest amount of iron ore in tons Pennsylvania was the only state that mined more iron ore for the census year

OO Jennies THE DIESEL SHOP

The importance of the iron ore hauling railroads to the success of the war effort has been under valued During that crucial period in history the standard ore jenny was 24 feet long with a 50/70 ton capacity their short length and bottom fed chutes made them ideal for transporting iron ore from the mine to ore docks and waiting

History City of Ironwood Ironwood Michigan

Although a much smaller scale resettlement project did occur the mines closed in any case The last iron mine in the City of Ironwood closed in 1965 Mining continued to be an employer in the region until 1995 when the White Pine Mine closed Ironwood decreased in size significantly during each decade since the 1930 census

Mining A Journey Through Local History Underground

From a Thomas Edison invention to the solving of a 50 year mystery local mines are rich with stories By James Kelly and Michael Turton James Kelly lives in Garrison and grew up near Manitou the area where in the 1800s the Highland Chemical Works produced sulfuric acid from iron pyrite mined at the Philipse Pyrite Mine at Anthony s Nose

The Little Italies of Michigan jovina cooks

Not surprisingly Menghini found that nearly three quarters of Italians in Houghton County in 1910 worked either in the mines or mine related occupations Source Recorded in Stone is a collection of the oral histories of immigrants to the Marquette Iron Range in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan Produced by the Central Upper Peninsula

The Making of Modern Michigan Digitizing Michigan s Hidden Past

Date ca 1880 Subject Cities and towns Michigan Upper Peninsula View Details Title C Ludington Shaft of Chapin Mine Date 1912 Subject Mines and mineral resources Description Photograph of the C Ludington Shaft facing east shows the shaft housing which rose 114 feet View Details

Michigan Iron Mines Mining Artifacts

Nathaniel D Moore uncovered ore deposits in the Penokee Gap near Bessemer in 1872 but it was not until 1884 that the first iron ore shipment was made The Gogebic Range area experienced an initial speculative boom in the mid 1880s and saw recurring booms and busts from 1884 to 1967

The Mighty Soo Construction of the Locks at Sault Ste Marie Michigan

77 SOO 166 Between Locks Excavation For Bulkhead Looking South August 17 1893 Most of the original photographs are gelatin dry plates which were the first photographic negative materials to be manufactured and mass produced and saw peak usage from 1880 to 1925 3 Because of the fragile nature of the glass support some deterioration such as cracking and emulsion flaking is nearly

Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum Wikipedia

The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum is a former iron mine now a heritage museum located on Euclid Street between Lakeshore Drive and Spruce Street in Ishpeming museum operated by Marquette Range Iron Mining Heritage Theme Park Inc celebrates the history of the Marquette Iron site was designated a state of Michigan historic site in 1973 and placed on the National

History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Marquette Pages 436 444

The test pits of the Barnum Mine were sunk in 1867 by the Iron Cliff Iron Company under the management of A W Maitland Esq of Negaunee and a small quantity of ore taken out The following year further explorations were made by Capt James R Guy who assumed the supervision of the company s interests and mining operations were fairly

Mine Accident and Fatality Resources by State

Michigan Mining Accidents Alphabetical digest of Michigan mining fatalities Years covered 1869 2024 primarily Houghton County 1885 1963 primarily Gogebic County 1874 77 1880 1882 89 1891 1914 1874 1882 83 1914 fatalities only Oklahoma View All Oklahoma Disasters Oklahoma Mining Accidents 1892 1930 Alphabetical digest of

Pennsylvania Annual Report of Mines by Year 1870 1979

Published since the 1870s this report contains production statistics mine names locations owner information and accident statistics Prior to the mid 1880s the reports for anthracite and bituminous coal were produced by separate agencies therefore early reports for bituminous coal are available as part III Industrial Statistics of the Annual Report of the Bureau of

Library Guides Pennsylvania Mines and Mining Accidents

Registers of Mine Accidents From the Pennsylvania State Archives listings of coal mine accidents in Pennsylvania from approx 1899 1972 Pennsylvania Mining Accidents 1814 1986 Sherard Gerald Sherard s compilation of records culled from the Annual Reports of Mines and other sources Select Pennsylvania from the list

Bessemer Michigan 49911 InfoMIcom

It is situated on the iron range which runs from northern Michigan to Minnesota This picturesque city is nestled below some bluffs lying to the north which are characteristic of the reddish/brown color of iron ore in the area a hunter/trapper discovered iron here in 1880 which started the boom By 1884 Charles L Colby had a mine

Michigan s Natural Resources and Environment A Citizen s Guide

Salina Formation underlies most of Michigan s Lower Peninsula At its thickest point the bed is 3 100 feet from top to bottom Michigan ranked first or second in the nation in salt production from 1880 to 1926 The mine below the city of Detroit produced rock salt from 1910 to 1983 After a 15 year recess the Detroit mine reopened in 1998

Ishpeming and Negaunee

In the late 1800 s when iron mining was at its peak in the area they were much larger cities Source Michigan State University Department of Geography It all started with the discovery of iron ore near Negaunee in 1844 Negaunee and Ishpeming are located in the Marquette Iron Range Negaunee s first cabin was erected in 1846

Empire Tilden Mines Natural Resource Department

Location of Projects 1842 Treaty territory in Michigan s Upper Peninsula Marquette Iron Range in Palmer MI near Ishpeming MI See a bird s eye view here Minerals magnetite and hematite low grade iron ore Type of Mine open pits Tilden is 2 miles long by 1/2 mile wide and Empire is 1 mile across and 1 200 feet deep

History City Of Rockwood

History Rockwood is tucked neatly between the edge of the Cumberland Plateau and the shores of Watts Bar Lake It is the westernmost town in Roane County It owes its existence to a joint venture between a former Union General and a former Confederate Captain In 1794 the land upon which the City of Rockwood is now located was owned by the

History of Energy in Michigan s Upper Peninsula Line 5 controversy

This is part one of a series of articles looking at the Upper Peninsula s energy situation and how it relates to the ongoing Line 5 debate In this piece we look at how energy utilities developed in the Upper Peninsula how this tied into the mining and logging boom of the mid 1800s and how demographic shifts over decades effect energy rates and distribution today

Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic Library of Congress

Michigan Quincy Mining Company No 2 Shaft Rockhouse 1856 copper mine Minnesota South Dakota Old Blacksmith Shop 1880 frontier military building Tennessee First Presbyterian Church Rich in the primary ingredients for making iron—iron ore coal and limestone—central Alabama has been a center of iron production since before

Iron Mines in Michigan NASA

The Operational Land Imager OLI on Landsat 8 captured this image of iron mines in northern Michigan on September 11 2024 Although the mined areas look like one facility from a satellite perspective there are two separate mines in this scene The Empire Mine which produces about million tons of magnetite each year is on the east side

Timeline Upper Peninsula Iron Mining Growth after the Civil War Era

1861 There are 3 mines open in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Jackson Mine Negaunee the Cleveland Mine Ishpeming and the Lake Superior Mine Ishpeming 32 1861 1865 The Civil War causes an increased demand for iron ore that can be made into Bessemer steel or used for cannons and ammunition 1864 There are 6 operational mines

The Top Ten Historic Mining Towns You Should Visit Today

The ore bodies were followed to great depths and many early innovations in mining were made at the Comstock mines Enhanced photo of Virginia City Nevada ca 1878 and silver mining town in 1880 Bisbee became a booming copper camp and boasted a population of over 25 000 by 1910

Caseville Had A History of Industry Long Before Tourism

The iron ore was mined from Michigan s Upper Peninsula and shipped from Marquette and Escanaba The blast furnace had a capacity of producing 30 tons of pig iron daily The brick chimney must have been an impressive slight over the harbor basin and Pigeon River at 45 feet high with a 9 ½ foot base it was the town s tallest structure

Records of the Geological Survey [USGS] National Archives

Records of investigations into iron ore 1940 45 nonmetalliferous substances 1942 47 magnesite 1941 49 and western dolomite 1942 46 Photographs 15 images Terrain and mining areas from the coal and potash land classification withdrawal and restoration files 1908 80 5 images Miscellaneous from the railroad land grant records

History of the Iron Ore Trade The Cleveland Memory Project

The first shipment of ore in any quantity consisted of 152 tons which was sent by the Cleveland Iron Mining Company to the Sharon Iron Company in Sharon Pennsylvania in September 1853 It took four vessels to move the ore from Marquette to Sault Ste Marie Michigan where it was portaged over the falls to be reloaded on another vessel

NARROW GAUGE to the MINES RAILFAN PHOTOGRAPHY COLORADO

The mill of the Columbus mine left started in early 1880 s and last worked in 1939 and 1/2 mile up California Gulch past Animas Forks stands the large Frisco Mill right which served the Bagley Tunnel started in 1905 behind the upper level of the mill The wood for the Frisco mill was cut fitted and coded for assembly at the San Juan Lumber Yard and then brought up to Animas Forks on

Michigan Iron Mines

and charcoal could be made as long as the iron ore lasted Reduction of iron ore to pig iron became big business in the late 1800 s and early 1900 s Local blast furnaces furnished an outlet for much of the early iron ore production Up to 1903 all Michigan pig iron was smelted with charcoal At that time coke from coal was introduced

Huge Iron Man Statue Chisholm Minnesota

Chisholm Minnesota In the heart of Minnesota s Mesabi Range mining country a gargantuan likeness of an 1880 s miner balances on a spherical framework of rusted corten steel Titled The Emergence of Man Through Steel the sculpture was designed by artist Jack Anderson and dedicated in 1987 The whole structure is 85 feet high claimed to be

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