Oct 20, 2020· HOUGHTON COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) - Mining has been a big part of the Keweenaw Peninsula's history. For over 100 years, mining companies in that part of the Upper Peninsula …
Mining Action Group The Mining Action Group is a volunteer, grassroots effort to defend the clean water and wild places of Michigan's Upper Peninsula from the dangers of sulfide mining – previously known as Save the Wild U.P.
Sep 06, 2019· Marquette – Officials say a high-grade nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is expected to remain in operation more than a year longer than earlier expected.
Here are some rare images of this massive open pit iron ore mine when it still operated. Includes a view looking into a cone gyratory crusher.
Tourism thrives across Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the "U. P." as the locals call it. If you were born in or lived in the U. P. (or wish you had), you qualify to be called a Yooper! Marquette is home to Northern Michigan University, with a student population of 7,900 in …
Aug 13, 2019· Over and over, Michigan environmental regulators sounded alarms as they reviewed a proposed large, open-pit ore mine in the Upper Peninsula near …
The Back Forty Mine is a proposed open-pit gold and zinc mine located in Menominee County in the South Central part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The mine is estimated to produce 512 million pounds of zinc and 468 thousand ounces of gold. Also, the mine is predicted to yield 51 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million ounces of silver, and 24 ...
LANSING — The state of Michigan announced its first Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission with one glaring omission: no Upper Peninsula residents were included on the commission. According to mi.gov website, of 200 randomly selected applicants to the commission, "60 will affiliate with the Republican Party, 60 will affiliate with the Democratic Party, and 80 will […]
The Upper Peninsula was considered a useless piece of inhospitable land up until Douglas Houghton discovered copper in the Keweenaw Peninsula in 1841. Soon after, William Burt discovered iron ore in the Upper Peninsula in 1844. Thousands of people travelled to the upper peninsula to work in the mines, similarly to the 1849 gold rush in California.
The Great Ancient Copper Mines of Michigan. It is estimated that half a billion pounds (Ref.1) of copper were mined in tens of thousands of pits on Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan by ancient miners over a period of a thousand years.
Dec 31, 2016· Mining continued throughout the early to mid-20th century, reaching its height in 1916, when Michigan produced over 250 million pounds of copper in one year. Flickr/upnorthmemories As modernization continued throughout the states, the mines slowly lost their influence in the area.
Oct 20, 2020· HOUGHTON COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) - Mining has been a big part of the Keweenaw Peninsula's history. For over 100 years, mining companies in that part of the Upper Peninsula …
Variety of books written on the history and geology of copper mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula. 202 Ontonagon Street, Ontonagon, MI 49934. Phone . E-Mail for more information. Exploring the Keweenaw Peninsula. Site Search Engine. The Upper Peninsula Traveler
Nov 26, 2013· "Certainly the selenium fish consumption advisory is the major issue with those mines right now." That's Michigan DEQ's Steve Casey, water resources supervisor for the Upper Peninsula. He explains that in recent years high levels of selenium in nearby streams and lakes have been linked to runoff from mine waste rock piles. Cliffs ...
Dec 18, 2018· The Upper Peninsula is added to Michigan after the state relinquished its claim to land around Toledo, Ohio. 1840 Douglass Houghton, state geologist of Michigan, publishes a report on the geology of the Upper Peninsula and describes the Keweenaw's copper deposits.
While Upper Michigan still has so much to offer, much of its industry has ceased to exist. Starting in the mid-1800's mining was the main industry of Upper Michigan. Upper Michigan had an abundance of copper and other minerals. Stamp Mills began popping up all over Upper Michigan.
Nov 26, 2013· "Certainly the selenium fish consumption advisory is the major issue with those mines right now." That's Michigan DEQ's Steve Casey, water resources supervisor for the Upper Peninsula. He explains that in recent years high levels of selenium in nearby streams and lakes have been linked to runoff from mine waste rock piles. Cliffs ...
Dec 31, 2016· Mining continued throughout the early to mid-20th century, reaching its height in 1916, when Michigan produced over 250 million pounds of copper in one year. Flickr/upnorthmemories As modernization continued throughout the states, the mines slowly lost their influence in the area.