Quincy No. 4 Shaft
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Quincy No. 4 Shaft is a historic deep copper mine shaft of the Quincy Mine in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, notable for its role in early 20th-century copper production and mining engineering.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
mine shaft ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Keweenaw copper mining district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Superior copper mining ⓘ industrial archaeology ⓘ |
| category |
copper mines in Michigan
ⓘ
historic mining infrastructure ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engineeringType | deep vertical mine shaft ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| featureOf | Quincy Mine underground workings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Keweenawan copper-bearing rocks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to a National Historic Landmark district ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic mine feature ⓘ |
| industry | copper industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houghton County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Township, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north side of Portage Lake ⓘ |
| managedBy | Quincy Mine Hoist Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | copper ore ⓘ |
| near |
Hancock, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houghton, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depth of shaft
ⓘ
historic mining technology ⓘ role in large-scale industrial copper production ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Quincy Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Quincy Mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quincy Mining Company National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | preserved as industrial heritage ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
example of advanced mining engineering of its era
ⓘ
important in early 20th-century copper production ⓘ |
| tourism | visited as part of Quincy Mine tours ⓘ |
| transportedTo | Quincy Mine surface facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
copper mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
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