

History of the Copper Range Consolidated Company- The Copper Range Company (1899-1977) operated copper mines in Houghton County's South Range and in Ontonagon County. The second largest mining company in the Copper Country (after Calumet & Hecla), the Copper Range Company was the only one to survive the 1960s. In addition to mining, it owned and operated the Copper Range Railroad (1899-1973) a...
The Quincy Mine was founded in 1846 by the merger of the Northwest Mining Company and the Portage Mining Company. Due to poor communication between government offices, these two speculative mining companies had purchased the same tracts of land during the mining rush of the early 1840's. The directors met and decided to merge, with significant investment coming from Massachusetts (the town of Q...
The Lake Superior Mine Fatalities (This project is intended to hold profiles of all the mining deaths that occurred in the Lake Superior District.) The Lake Mines 3 districts are: Portage Lake District Keweenaw Point District Ontonagon District Including now the Marquette Iron Range Mines . The underground copper mines were a treacherous place, where danger lurked at every turn. ...
This Project is dedicated to the fatal accidents which happened at the Wolverine. Centennial/Schoolcraft, LaSalle/ Tecumseh, Old Colony / Mayflower Mines. The Wolverine Copper Company was organized in 1890, and its mine, operated at Kearsarge, Houghton County, being pronounced the profitable enterprise, considering the area covered by its properties, in the copper region. Its location embra...
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term encompasses police, courts, and corrections. Modern state legal codes use the term peace officer, or law enforcement officer, to include every person vested...
Arcadian, Concord, Franklin, Franklin Junior, Hancock, Rhode Island Mines The Arcadian Mine An underground copper mine consisting of seven shafts and two adits near Ripley. The original Arcadian Mining Company was organized in 1864, then reorganized as the Arcadian Copper Company in 1898 after the consolidation of the Edwards, Douglas, Concord, Highland, St. Mary's, and Arcadian mines. After ...
British Mine workers (non-coal)= Pictured right Wealden Iron Ore Pits For British Coal Miners please go to: has occurred in Great Britain since approximately 2700 BC. A diverse range of minerals has been extracted by underground mining, ranging from industrial minerals such as limestone through to precious metals like gold. Plans, sections and shaft information exist, recording many of these wo...
Gold Rush===When gold in California began to peter out, miners sought gold in other places, including Colorado, Nevada, Montana … and Idaho. Idaho’s rugged mountains presented a real challenge to prospectors and travelers alike. Still, by 1860, a man named Elias Davidson Pierce asked the Nez Perce natives if he could prospect on their lands. They said no, so in true prospector tradition, Pierce...
In the great age of English illustrated-book publishing, 1785–1840, the most important and least identifiable manufacturers of the illustrations were the printers of the copperplates.Printers of typographic materials were often identified in the books they printed, but the printers of the graphic were rarely identified. The two kinds of printing were done on different presses, one for printing ...