Republic Michigan in the Upper Peninsula and the Republic Mine ... P.O. Box 201, Republic, Michigan 49879. The Iron Ore Heritage Trail is a 48-mile, multi-use, year round trail from Republic to the east side of Marquette. The trail includes historic sites and stories of the Marquette Iron Range and our mining heritage. ... The trail includes ...

William Austin Burt and his surveying crew first came upon Michigan's iron ore on September 19, 1844. Within a few years, iron mines opened all across the central Upper Peninsula. The first …

The 47-mile Iron Ore Heritage Trail traverses the Marquette Iron Range and details the 160-year history of mining in the region. Built on the former rail beds used to transport lumber to furnaces and forges, and iron ore to Lake Superior Harbor, the trail takes you on a journey through time, with interpretive signs and artifacts lining the way.

The Tilden Mine is the last remaining large and active iron mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is located in the historic mining region known as the Marquette Iron Range, and is …

The Tilden Mine employs 770 workers. It will be the last operating iron ore mine in the state. Both open-pit mines are south of Ishpeming in Marquette County, about five miles apart.

An underground, high-grade nickel and copper mine located in western Marquette County of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The mine is expected to produce 440 million pounds of nickel, 429 million pounds of copper, and trace amounts of other …

The Iron Ore Heritage Trail has been designated as a Pure Michigan Trail.We are a 47-mile, year round, multi-use, interpretive trail stretching across the Marquette Iron Range from Harvey to Republic in the Upper Peninsula. The linear outdoor museum connects trail users to the sites and stories of 160+ years of iron mining within the Marquette Iron Range.

However, since its first iron ore shipment of two hundred pounds in 1846, the Upper Peninsula mines (below) have produced well over one billion tons of iron ore. Some barren waste! Iron ore is Michigan's most valuable non-fuel, mined commodity. In 1994, the Lake Superior area produced 95% of the US's supply of iron ore.

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Located in the Keweenaw Peninsula's largest modern town of Hancock, Quincy Mine(link is external) ran for 99 years and was dubbed Old Reliable for consistent profitability. KNHP partners with the nonprofit Quincy Mine Hoist Association to preserve the abandoned mine …

Today, mine operators in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are generally after taconite, a low-grade ore that was once considered waste rock. To make it usable, mining companies blast it into small pieces with explosives, grind it into powder with powerful machinery, and then use magnets or flotation techniques to separate the iron minerals out from ...

Founded in 1849, Marquette became the business hub and the iron ore shipping port for the mines in Ishpeming, Negaunee, Republic, and other towns on the Marquette Iron Range (see the map at the right). ... The Saga of Iron Mining in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, John M. Longyear Research Library, 1983. Reed, Robert C., ...

Ore was mined from an open pit. The Carp River Forge was opened in 1847 near Negaunee. It utilized ore from the Jackson Mine. The Michigan Iron Industry Museum, near the site of the …

The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming is open June - September. Walk back in history to see local historical artifacts representing the local community during the great mining era. View historical displays of miners and mines past and present, headgear & other safety equipment available to miners of yesteryear, and displays on blasting and diamond drilling equipment. …

First Discovery of Iron Ore in the Lake Superior Region. Michigan's Iron Man – William Austin Burt 1792 – 1858. Soon after Michigan became a state in 1837, William Austin Burt was hired to survey the new land. By 1840, Burt and his survey team had reached the Upper Peninsula mapping the "howling wilderness."

A History of Mining in the Upper Peninsula. The Delaware Mine — located about 12 miles from Copper Harbor in Keweenaw County — operated during the 1800s major mining boom from 1847 to 1887 and had five different …

Location of Projects: 1842 Treaty territory in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Marquette Iron Range in Palmer, MI, near Ishpeming, MI. See a '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.

Things to do ranked using Tripadvisor data including reviews, ratings, number of page views, and user location. 1. Adventure Mining Company. It provides an amazing …

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 …

Ride the underground mine train into the tunnel and walk approximately 2 city blocks to see the reality of iron ore mining. Over 21 million tons of iron ore was taken from this mine during 1877 to 1945. Visitors are given rain coats and …

Watch tour guides operate mining machinery that was used over 100 years ago. Ride the underground mine train into the tunnel and walk approximately 2 city blocks to see the reality of iron ore mining. Over 21 million tons of iron ore was taken from this mine during 1877 to 1945. Visitors are given rain coats and hard hats before the tour begins.

Amid the forested ravines of the Marquette Iron Range, the Michigan Iron Industry Museum overlooks the Carp River and the site of the first iron forge in the Lake Superior region. The museum highlights the state's iron mining industry, which has flourished for more than 125 years. The museum has several examples of different technology developed by iron mining …

Ishpeming, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula . The City of Ishpeming, 13 miles west of Marquette, was first settled in 1854 and known as "The Lake Superior Location". Ishpeming was named in 1862 and incorporated as a village in 1869. ... The iron ore mining industry and the development of Ishpeming are closely linked. Once the "Boom-Town" of the ...

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 observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Michigan has 783 prospect mines. 2 …

Ride the Iron Mine Express underground train to an amazing underground, lighted cavern giving you a close up view of strange geological formations. The mine operated 68 years beginning in 1877 producing over 21 million tons of iron ore. Watch our guides operate mining machinery used over 100 years ago.

On a sunny day last week in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, ... Today, the site is just one of countless decommissioned iron ore mines in the Upper Peninsula. But the future of the former Groveland Mine is different than …

The Tilden Mine is the last remaining large and active iron mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is located in the historic mining region known as the Marquette Iron Range, and is part of a major open pit mining area shared with the Empire Mine, which closed in 2016. The Tilden Mine has the capacity to produce eight million tons of iron ore pellets annually, one of …

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 […]

Today, mine operators in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are generally after taconite, a low-grade ore that was once considered waste rock. To make it usable, mining companies blast it into small pieces with explosives, …

Dig deep in our history of mining copper and iron ore with these 6 Upper Peninsula mine tours to explore.