Iron Mountain Iron Mine | Michigan
All aboard the underground mine train to tour the Iron Mountain Iron Mine! See close up iron mining techniques and tools used in mining from 1870 to 1945. Skilled guides take you 2,600 feet into the mine and give demonstrations and insight about the long ago mining era. Tours last about 45 minutes. Tours daily from June 1st to October 15th.
HISTORY
Now in its 65th year, the Iron Mountain Iron Mine located at W4852 US-2 in Vulcan, Michigan, is a popular Upper Peninsula tourist attraction that is now known Worldwide. Visitors come from all over the world to visit this attraction. Underground train tours are conducted daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Memorial Weekend to October 15th.
Iron I
It was called the barren waste, this land that is now Michigan's Upper Peninsula. However, since its first iron ore shipment of two hundred pounds in 1846, the Upper Peninsula mines (below) have produced well over one billion tons of iron ore. Some barren waste! Iron ore is Michigan's most valuable non-fuel, mined commodity.
Iron Mountain Iron Mine
Guided Underground Tours -- A certified Michigan State Historical Landmark. This fascinating tour is family fun and educational too!! You won't forget the experience of visiting the Iron Mountain Iron Mine with skilled guides who take you through 2600 feet of underground drifts and tunnels to 400 feet below the earth's surface to see an amazing underground, lighted cavern giving you a …
6 Mine Tours To Uncover Our Past | Upper Peninsula
Iron Mountain Iron Mine. The Iron Mountain Iron Mine is a historic mine located in Vulcan. It was one of the most productive iron mines in the U.P., producing over 21 million tons …
ROCK SHOP
Iron Mountain Iron M ine World Famous Underground Iron Mine Guided Tours. Family Owned and Operated Since 1958 Monday - Thursday we are open 10:00-4:00 unless scheduled with a group. Last day Oct. 15th. HOME. ROCK SHOP. …
Dickinson County Tourism | Things To Do
Watch expert miners operate modern mining machinery as you ride on the underground trains. On US-2 in Vulcan, 10 miles east of Iron Mountain. Guided underground mine tours by train, through 2,600 feet of underground shafts to see the reality of iron mining. Largest rock shop in the Upper Michigan. Group rates and tours by appointment.
A Bright Future: Former U.P. Mine Site to Be …
Today, the site is just one of countless decommissioned iron ore mines in the Upper Peninsula. But the future of the former Groveland Mine is different than the rest. It's about to start producing something much cleaner …
Take A Train Through An Old Michigan Iron Mine
Iron Mountain Iron Mine Tour. Way up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in Vulcan, you'll find the Iron Mountain Iron Mine. The Iron Mountain Iron Mine has been offering guided train tours since 1965, taking visitors 2600 feet into the Iron Mountain Iron Mine to show how mining was done from 1870 to 1945.Most notably the "big stope", a man-made underground cavity …
Michigan-Iron-Mines
The Marquette Iron Range was the first Michigan iron range to be discovered and developed. The Marquette Range had been of interest to geologists since the early 1840s when Michigan's first State Geologist, Dr. Douglas Houghton, …
Iron Mountain Iron Mine
Ride the Iron Mine Express underground train to an amazing underground, lighted cavern giving you a close up view of strange geological formations. The mine operated 68 years beginning in 1877 producing over 21 million tons of iron ore. Watch our guides operate mining machinery used over 100 years ago.
A Brief History of Mining in Michigan's Marquette and …
Falls and Iron River, Michigan, was discovered in 1851. Unlike the mines on the Marquette Range, the steeply dipping iron formation caused most of the mines on the Menominee Range to go …
Up Close: Iron Mining in the Upper Peninsula
That's Michigan DEQ's Steve Casey, water resources supervisor for the Upper Peninsula. He explains that in recent years high levels of selenium in nearby streams and lakes have been linked to runoff from mine waste rock piles. Cliffs Natural Resources has paid fines and is building a series of reactors to reduce selenium discharges.
Menominee Iron Range
The Menominee Iron Range is located in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is one of the greatest iron districts in the region. Named for the Menominee River which runs through it, the range included eight mines; the Vulcan, Chapin, Cyclops, Breen, …
End of Empire mine, 'end of the life'
The Tilden Mine employs 770 workers. It will be the last operating iron ore mine in the state. Both open-pit mines are south of Ishpeming in Marquette County, about five miles apart.
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IRON MOUNTAIN IRON MINE TOURS and ROCK SHOP W4852 Highway US-2, Vulcan, MI 49892 Telephone: (906) 563-8077 Located 9 miles east of Iron Mountain Watch for Big John on the hillside welcoming you to the Iron Mountain Iron Mine. ... Exploring Iron Mountain, Michigan The Upper Peninsula Traveler Home Page. Photos: Iron Mountain Iron Mine and ETN ...
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Mines in Upper Peninsula. THE 5 BEST Upper Peninsula Mines. Mines in Upper Peninsula. ... Iron Mountain Iron Mine. 154. Points of Interest & Landmarks • Mines. Open now. ... This piece of our Michigan history needs to be preserved and shared! Read more. Review of: Quincy Mine. Written November 17, 2024 ...
Iron Mines in Michigan
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this image of iron mines in northern Michigan on September 11, 2013. Although the mined areas look like one facility from a satellite perspective, there are two …
Active Mines and Mineral Plants in Michigan
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Iron in Michigan
Iron mines are located in areas known as ranges. The Upper Peninsula's biggest range is called Marquette Range. Two smaller ranges are the Menominee Range and The Gogebic Range. …
Michigan Mining History
Michigan's Iron Ranges. Early surface mining on the Marquette Iron Range at the Jackson Iron Mine in Negaunee (ca1860). Shaft and ore stockpiles at the Negaunee Mine. Underground mining at the Vulcan Mine on the Menominee Iron Range near Norway, Michigan. The Ropes Gold Mine near Ishpeming (ca1882-1897).
Mining rush brings hope, dread to Upper Peninsula, amid …
For better or worse, the mining rush is back in the western Upper Peninsula. Michigan was once home to 200 mines and produced 95% of the copper used in the United States. Now, only two mines remain in the UP, leaving town after town with shrinking populations no longer robust enough to keep schools, stores and hospitals going.
Iron Mining Museum
Located in the Central Upper Peninsula, 97 miles north of Green Bay WI Open June through Labor Day The Largest Collection of Underground Mining Equipment on Display in the State of Michigan. The Mining Museum at Iron Mountain MI contains: The Cornish Pumping Engine, a National Historic Site. One of the largest pumping engines in the world, used ...
Guided Tour| Michigan| Historical Landmark| Iron Mine
9 miles East of Iron Mountain W4852 Hwy U.S. 2 Vulcan, Michigan 49892 Telephone: (906) 563-8077 . Mailing address: Iron Mountain Iron Mine P.O. Box 216
Mining
Mining History in Bessemer There are three iron ranges in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Gogebic, Marquette and Menominee. The Gogebic was the last of the three great iron ore fields opened in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. Beginning in 1848 with Dr. A. Randall, federal and state geologists had mapped the ore formations […]
Mining in Michigan: A focus on nonferrous mineral …
1870s, Michigan's ore production passed the 1 million ton mark with production peaking in 1920. Today, two iron mines remain active in Michigan's Upper Peninsula—the Tilden Mine and the Empire Mine, both in the Marquette Range. Industrial copper mining began in the 1860s. During the earlier years of the copper mining era, Michigan ...
Stambaugh & Iron County's Deepest Mine: Upper …
The Hiawatha Mine near Stambaugh was operated by the Munro Iron Mining Company in 1893. Other mines soon followed, including the Hiawatha #2 mine. The mine had 18 levels and had a depth of 2100 feet. The original …
Michigan Iron Ore
On September 19, 1844, near present-day Negaunee, William Austin Burt and his surveying crew first discovered iron ore in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Within a few years iron ore mines were opened across the central Upper Peninsula. The first mine was the Jackson Mine near Negaunee. Early mines faced an unfriendly environment and ...
Tilden Iron Mine | The Center for Land Use Interpretation
The Tilden Mine is the last remaining large and active iron mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is located in the historic mining region known as the Marquette Iron Range, and is …
Copper, Iron & Gold: Upper Michigan's Legacy
WNMU Documentaries. Copper, Iron & Gold: Upper Michigan's Legacy. Special | 58m 55s. Discover the story of early mining towns in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.