Calumet & Hecla Mine
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Calumet & Hecla Mine was one of the most productive and historically significant copper mines in the United States, central to the industrial development of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper mine
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industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company strike of 1913–1914
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Italian Hall disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Copper mines in Michigan
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Historic sites in Houghton County, Michigan ⓘ Industrial history of the United States ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
economic development of Michigan
ⓘ
industrial development of the Keweenaw Peninsula ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| economicSector | extractive industry ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Midcontinent Rift System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | industrial archaeology site ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rock houses
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shaft houses ⓘ smelting and processing facilities ⓘ underground mine workings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historical Park component ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
key site in the history of American hard‑rock mining
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one of the most productive copper mines in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of labor and mining history in Michigan
ⓘ
major employer in Calumet area ⓘ |
| impact |
shaped social and cultural history of Calumet
ⓘ
stimulated immigration to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high copper production
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historical significance in U.S. copper mining ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calumet, Michigan
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Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Houghton County, Michigan
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ⓘ
State of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralRegion | Keweenaw copper range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Calumet and Hecla Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Calumet and Hecla Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Copper Country National Historical Park
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Keweenaw copper district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | copper ⓘ |
| region | Copper Country, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | native copper deposit ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| tourism | visited as part of heritage tourism in Copper Country ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | served by mineral rail lines ⓘ |
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