Lake Superior copper district
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The Lake Superior copper district is a historically significant mining region around Lake Superior, especially in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, known for its extensive native copper deposits and long-standing copper production.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic region
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Keweenaw National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commodity | copper ⓘ |
| contains |
Copper Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houghton County mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle Royale NERFINISHED ⓘ Keweenaw County mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Keweenaw copper district NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontonagon County mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
geologic research
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| earliestIndustrialMining | 1840s ⓘ |
| economicActivity | hard‑rock mining ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicFeature |
basaltic lava flows
ⓘ
conglomerate beds ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Midcontinent Rift System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
copper mining
ⓘ
historic copper production ⓘ native copper deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Superior region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Calumet, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hancock, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Houghton, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontonagon, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralResource | copper ⓘ |
| modernStatus | largely inactive mining region ⓘ |
| notableMine |
Adventure Mine
NERFINISHED
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Calumet & Hecla Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Cliff Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Copper Range mines NERFINISHED ⓘ Pewabic Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | native copper ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| prehistoricUse | Indigenous copper working ⓘ |
| significance | one of the world’s major native copper districts ⓘ |
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