Cliff Mine
E926979
Cliff Mine is a historic 19th-century copper mine in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, notable as one of the region’s earliest and most productive early industrial mining operations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper mine
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cornish miners
ⓘ
immigrant mining communities in Michigan ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | abandoned mine ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| endOfMajorOperations | 1870s ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | native copper deposits of the Lake Superior copper district ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned shafts
ⓘ
ruins of mine buildings ⓘ stamp mill foundations ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
building foundations
ⓘ
cemetery associated with the mine ⓘ waste rock piles ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Cliff Mine company town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStatus | considered a significant historic mining landscape in Michigan ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among the first successful copper mines in the Keweenaw Peninsula
ⓘ
helped establish Michigan as a major 19th-century copper producer ⓘ one of the most productive early copper mines in Michigan ⓘ |
| impact | stimulated regional economic development in the Keweenaw Peninsula ⓘ |
| industry | copper mining ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Keweenaw County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Eagle River, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnGeologicFeature | Keweenaw Fault GENERATED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby cliff or escarpment ⓘ |
| oneOfEarliest |
industrial copper mines in the Keweenaw Peninsula
ⓘ
large-scale copper mines in Michigan ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Pittsburgh and Boston Copper Harbor Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | native copper in amygdaloidal basalt ⓘ |
| partOf | Keweenaw copper district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | native copper ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
1840s
ⓘ
1850s ⓘ 1860s ⓘ |
| startDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical research on Keweenaw copper mining
ⓘ
industrial archaeology studies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.