The Michigan Copper Mining Co. holdings consisted of 4,870 acres of mineral land, 1,466 acres of timber land and a 150 acre mill site. This included the sites and of the old Minesota, Superior and Rockland mines. ... In 1854, John Shawson, an agent of the Cliff Mine, discovered native copper in the bottom of an ancient indian pit several miles ...
Both ancient and modern mines for the extremely useful metal abound in North America's Lake Superior region; long before modern miners extracted the ore from deep underground, local Indigenous...
The State of Our Knowledge About Ancient Copper Mining in Michigan The Michigan Archaeologist 41(2-3):119-138. Susan R. Martin 1995 ABSTRACT Popular literature contributes to the persistence of fantasy and mythology surrounding ancient copper mining in Michigan. This paper points out some of the major elements of mis …
Schertz, J.P., Old Water Levels and Waterways During the Ancient Copper Mining Era (about 3000 BC to 1000 BC), 1999, no ISBN ... Martin, S.R., "The State of Our Knowledge about Ancient Copper Mining in …
Timeline of Michigan Copper Mining Prehistory to 1850. Colton's 1872 Lake Superior Map. 7,000 years ago. The earliest known metalworking in North America begins when …
It was deduced that early miners lacking heavy equipment could only mine protuberances, and left the remains behind. With these discoveries, Michigan's copper boom, which would become bigger in dollar value than the gold rush, was on. According to Halsey, hundreds of ancient mining sites were discovered in Michigan between the …
One dubious copper mine in western Crete south of Khania was discovered; the mine had been destroyed by bulldozers during road building, but locals reported that it had been worked in the early years of this century. ... Several studies have been made of ancient mining on the island; these deal chiefly with the Roman period (Rickard 1930 ...
They created colonies even in Canada and exploited local copper mines. All this before Columbus! ... talking specifically about the possibility of ancient Greeks had arrived in …America, searching for new sources of metals. ... on the shores of Lake Superior, Michigan between the U.S. and Canada, where there have been exported …
Learn how nineteenth-century explorers and miners discovered and exploited the ancient copper mines in the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale. This book by John R. Halsey, former state …
After the Civil War, copper mining in the Keweenaw expanded. For forty years (1847-1887), Michigan produced more copper than any state in the nation. One of the nation's biggest copper enterprises was the Calumet and Hecla (C&H) Mining Company. During the 1870s, C&H produced half of the nation's copper.
Evidence for ancient copper mining in Michigan The earliest references to copper in the Great Lakes area come from Jacques Cartier's second voyage to the region in AD 1535–1536. Cartier noted the presence of copper among the native peoples inhabiting the Gulf of St Lawrence (Biggar, 1924; Griffin, 1961). In
The restricted geographic distribution of the Keweenaw Peninsula study area relative to the larger Michigan Copper District region limited the scope of the investigation and raised new questions regarding the timing, intensity, and spatial pattern of the ancient copper mining industry. For example, on the Keweenaw Peninsula, ...
Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native c...
Ancient Copper Mining ... The 47-mile stretch of US-41 from Houghton to Copper Harbor was designated a Michigan State Heritage Route in 1994, and later became known as the Copper Country Trail National Byway because of its historical significance. Make sure to take US-41 all the way to the end and grab a photo with the …
Carbon dating of wood timbers in the pits has dated the mining to start about 2450 BC and end abruptly at 1200 BC. Officially, no one knows where the Michigan copper went. All the "ancient copper culture" tools that have been found could have been manufactured from just one of the large boulders. A placard in London's British Museum ...
Records made over twelve years at the turn of the century reveal that two and one-half million tons of copper passed through the Soo Locks. A value in 1898 …
Copper was probably the first metal used by ancient cultures, and the oldest artefacts made with it date to the Neolithic period.The shiny red-brown metal was used for jewellery, tools, sculpture, bells, vessels, lamps, amulets, and death masks, amongst other things. So important was the metal in human development that it gave its name to the …
About 10 years ago, Pompeani began doctoral research that cast doubt on the Old Copper timeline. He extracted sediment cores from lakes adjacent to prehistoric mines on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale and measured trace metals in the cores, including lead and titanium, that had been released by processing the ore.
Michigan Copper Country Mystery The Mystery. An estimated 500,000 tons of copper are missing from the Keweenaw Peninsula & Isle Royale. The copper was removed from pit mines which ranged from 5 to 30 feet deep. There are thousands of abandoned pit mines in the Keweenaw Range, more than 4,000 on Isle Royale alone.
What are the latest findings on proof of early Norse copper mining in Michigan ? ... With the technology of ancient and medieval times, it would not have been economical to ship copper to the olld world. Also, there is zero evidence from any Viking presence in the interior of North America. Lake Superior is a lomg way from the Atlantic …
In his 1879 text entitled Ancient Copper Mines of Lake Superior, John Jacob Houghton relates, beginning on page 141: On the south shore of Lake Superior the works of the ancient miners extend over a district of country comprising what is known as the Trap Range, having a length of one hundred and fifty miles through Keweenaw, Houghton …
Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native copper there. In the …
Michigan's unique contribution to archeology is found in the ancient copper mines of the Lake Superior region. The presence of copper in the rocks of the Keweenaw Peninsula has been known for centuries. ... In summary, the ore deposits of the Michigan Copper District are of two basic types that differ in mineralogy, host rock type, and ...
Prehistoric Copper Mining in Michigan: The Nineteenth-Century Discovery of "Ancient Diggings" in the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale (Anthropological Papers Series) (Volume 99) [Halsey, John R.] on Amazon. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Prehistoric Copper Mining in Michigan: The Nineteenth-Century Discovery of …
We compared these dates to six lake sediment-based chronologies of copper mining and annealing in the Michigan Copper District. 14 C dates grouped by archaeological context show that cremation remains, and wood and cordage embedded in copper artifacts have ages that overlap with the timing of high lead (Pb) concentrations …
Copper mining in Michigan continued to expand through the late 1800s and early 1900s, with new mines opening and old ones being reworked. The peak of copper mining in Michigan occurred in the early 20th century, with the total production of copper from Michigan mines reaching over 11 billion pounds by the mid-20th century.
Former state archaeologist and UMMAA author John R. Halsey will give a presentation on Michigan's prehistoric copper mines on Saturday, November 10, at the Library of Michigan in Lansing. The Museum published Halsey's book, Prehistoric Copper Mining in Michigan: The Nineteenth-Century Discovery of "Ancient Diggings" in the Keweenaw …
Descending into an abandoned mine and touring mining museums connect visitors to the UP copper mining boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s. ... The Michigan Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee (9 miles …
Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native copper there. In the nineteenth century, explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in this region. They used those "ancient diggings" as a guide to …
A very ancient copper ax found along Munch Creek in Pennsylvania baffled many archaeologists. You see, according to them - LINK: "I believe this ax was made by the Old Copper Culture of Upper Michigan.Noninvasive testing shows the purity of the copper is consistent with the Keewenaw Peninsula, which extends into Lake Superior."
Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native copper there. In the nineteenth century, explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in this region. They used those "ancient diggings" as a guide to establishing their own, …
The regions surrounding Lake Superior in the United States, including Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan, are home to widespread copper deposits that were extensively mined in ancient times by societies associated with the Old Copper Complex (Martin, 1999, Martin and Pleger, 1999) (Fig. 1).