1865: Cliffs Shaft aka New Barnum Mine in Michigan
Dec 11, 2020. Replies: 2. The Iron Cliffs Company was established in 1865 by a group of New Yorkers including Samuel J. Tilden. They obtained property in Marquette County ( Ishpeming, Michigan) and …
Ishpeming: Where iron ore built a city (Part 3
That's where North America's biggest supplier of iron ore has been blasting the earth, and creating jobs, for more than 160 years. Our destination is the city of Ishpeming. It's small. Basically, you can't throw a rock here without hitting a miner. Take Steve Carlson. After high school, he worked 37 years for the mines.
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum, Ishpeming | Roadtrippers
The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming is open June - October. Walk back in history, via the Ishpeming Historical Society room, 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 …
Show Mines of the United States of America: Tilden Mine
Address: Tilden Mine, MI, Tel: +1-888-578-6489, +1-906-226-6591 or +1-906-486-4841. As far as we know this information was accurate when it was published (see years in brackets), but may have changed since then. Please check rates and details directly with the companies in question if you need more recent info. History.
Jackson Mine (South Jackson pit), Negaunee, Marquette Co., …
An iron mine located near Marquette and Negaunee. First mine in the area, started 1844. This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality. 11 valid minerals. 'Apatite'. (Cl/F/OH) Morris Jr., T. (1983) Michigan Mineralogy: A Locality Index.
Eagle Mine Operations | Michigan
As Michigan's newest mine in decades, we're dedicated to keeping our employees safe, protecting the environment, and being a responsible community member. Eagle is the nation's only primary nickel mine and is expected to produce 360 million pounds of nickel, 295 million pounds of copper and small amounts of other metals over its mine life (2014 …
Iron Ore Facilities :: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF)
Tilden Mine is located on the Marquette Iron Range in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, approximately five miles south of Ishpeming. Cleveland-Cliffs became sole owner of the mine in 2017. Tilden's operations consist of an open-pit truck and shovel mine, a concentrator that utilizes single-stage crushing, autogenous (AG) mills, magnetite ...
Ishpeming, Michigan Mines | The Diggings™
The Diggings™ is a resource for locating where mining claims are and have been. Discover mining activity in your area and find new regions of opportunity. Filter 329 mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Ishpeming, Michigan.
Michigan Mining Tour
2019 Mining History Association Tour. Welcoming Reception. Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum. Ishpeming, Michigan. June 6, 2019. PHOTO GALLERY 2 of 2. CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE. The Cliffs Shaft …
Michigan Roadside Attractions: Cliffs Shaft Mine …
The mine was also one of the largest of Michigan iron mines, its sixty-five miles of tunnels running under most of Ishpeming and plunging to a depth of 1358 feet. As late as the 1930s, there were eight …
Iron Cliffs Company | Great Lakes Drive
Iron Cliffs Company. 501 W. Euclid Street, Ishpeming, MI 49849. The Iron Cliffs Company was established in 1865 by a group of New Yorkers including Samuel J. Tilden. They obtained property in Marquette County and opened their first mine, the Barnum Mine, in 1867. Two shaft, the "A" and "B" were sunk. The company obtained three more mine ...
Ishpeming – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
Ishpeming Municipal Building 2009. 46.4911 -87.6753. 1 The Cliff Shaft Mine Museum, 501 W. Euclid Street, ☏ +1 906 485-1882. Open Tuesdays through Saturday from 10AM to 4PM (June - October) with a nominal admission. The museum offers a number of displays in the Historical Dry Building and outside including displays of miners and mines past ...
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
501 W Euclid St, Ishpeming, MI 49849-1366. Reach out directly. Visit website Call Email. Full view. Best nearby. ... you do get to go into the access tunnels on the full tour. Check tour times before arriving. ... Many artifacts from iron ore mining days. Read more. Written July 12, 2017.
Michigan Mining Tour
2019 Mining History Association Tour. Cleveland-Cliffs Tour, Tilden Mine and Cliffs Cottage, Palmer and Ishpeming, Michigan. June 6, 2019. PHOTO GALLERY 1 of 2. CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE. Cleveland-Cliffs Tilden Mine complex located south of Ishpeming, MI. Since 1974, it has produced low-grade (taconite-type) iron ore.
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum – Ishpeming, Michigan
The museum tour shows visitors around the B shaft obelisk for great photography, as well as the entry to the C shaft, topped by a more modern headframe in …
Jackson Mine
Jackson Mine Marker. Inscription. On this spot on Sept. 19, 1844, William A. Burt, a deputy government surveyor, was the first to discover the great Lake Superior iron ore deposits. Peculiar fluctuations in his magnetic compass led Burt to ask his men to seek the cause, and they soon returned with pieces of iron ore from out-croppings in the area.
The ultimate road trip across Michigan's Upper Peninsula
The cave is an old iron mine right in town. ... 2381 U.S. 41 W, Ishpeming. MI (906) 226-5040. Don't Edit. ... Photo courtesy of the Army Core of Engineers.
Historically speaking: The mines of Ishpeming
From the Cleveland mine in the 1850s to the present-day Tilden mine, the Ishpeming area is littered with the ghosts of many mines. Some mines shipped tons of …
Barnes -Hecker Mine Memorial in Ishpeming, Michigan
A monument sits on top of the Barnes-Hecker Mine Shaft, where, on 3 November 1926, 51 men perished when the mine was suddenly flooded from a swamp above due to a cave-in. Of the 51 men who died there, only 10 bodies were recovered. After recovery efforts ended, the mine was abandoned and sealed, with 41 remaining interred within the mine.
Tale of an 'Empire' | News, Sports, Jobs
MARQUETTE — For over 50 years, the Empire Mine served as a major part of the geographic and economic landscape of Marquette County's Richmond Township. The mine, which was indefinitely idled ...
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
This volunteer-driven museum allows visitors to have an extensive look at the underground mining process, including a walk down the tunnel and on to the base of …
"The Cliffs Shaft Mine, Ishpeming, Michigan: A Case Study in …
A Case Study in the History of American Iron Mining, 1844-1967," William H. Mulligan, Jr. Murray State University Presented at Third International Mining History Conference and Symposium on the Preservation of Historic Mine Sites, Golden, CO, June 6-10, 1994. The Cliffs Shaft Mine in Ishpeming in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has an important place
America's birthplace of organized skiing is in …
Photo Stories From NPR. Instagram; ... Ishpeming Ski Club originated in 1887, originally named the Norden Ski Club. It began its annual ski jumping tournament in 1888, with its most recent 2022 ...
Iron Ore Heritage Trail | Michigan Trails | TrailLink
View Trail Map. The Iron Ore Heritage Trail traverses 47 miles across the Marquette Iron Range in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula. The rail-trail, which was designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2018, shares and celebrates the area's rich mining history with interpretive signage, artwork and connections to museums along the way.
BARNES-HECKER MINE DISASTER IMPACT LONG LASTING
Deaths in underground mines were frequent, and Michigan's largest mining tragedy happened west of Ishpeming on a crisp fall day in 1926. On Nov. 3, 1926, the Barnes-Hecker Mine caved in with ...
Historically speaking: The mines of Ishpeming
Little is written about this mine. Of the six mines in that area, the best producing mine was the Saginaw. It opened in 1871 and shipped ore from 1872 to 1884 and again in 1891. It was first ...
Railroad: Chicago & North Western Railway Company
1886. Branch built from Winthrop Junction near Ishpeming to Republic. Also, from Clowry to Michigamme, and Wabic to Champion. [MCR-1903] 1887. Built the Iron River Ry (construction railroad) from Iron River to Watersmeet, sold to C&NW in 1889. [MCR-1903] 1888. Built the Iron Range Ry (construction railroad) from Ishpeming to Republic, sold …
Cliffs Shaft Mining Museum | City of Ishpeming
CLIFFS SHAFT MARQUETTE RANGE IRON MINING HERITAGE THEME PARK. ... An area of 2000 square feet houses displays of mining artifacts and photos. The "Dry" also has displays of the Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club and the Ishpeming Historical Society along with a branch office of the Marquette County Genealogical Society. ... Ishpeming, …
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum | Michigan
The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming is open June - September. Walk back in history to see local historical artifacts …
Michigan Mining Tour
Cleveland-Cliffs Tour, Tilden Mine and Cliffs Cottage, Palmer and Ishpeming, Michigan. June 6, 2019. PHOTO GALLERY 1 of 2. CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE. Cleveland-Cliffs Tilden Mine complex …