Mine: Volunteer Mine (Old), Palmer, MI

Palmer Mine/Emma Mine → Old Volunteer Mine → Became

Operated for 35 years.

From: 1871

Location: SE and S 1/2-SW Sec. 30 and N 1/2-N 1/2 Sec. 31 of T47N-R26W

Owned by: Donora Iron Co., then Volunteer Iron Co. (Piickands Mather & Co. agent)

Produced: Iron Ore

Method: Underground, caving system. Maximum depth 600 feet.

Railroad connection: DSS&A to Marquette dock; C&NW to Escanaba dock.

Until: 1906

Lifetime Production: 1,705,971 tons between 1871 and 1916.

Source: [LSIO-1950]

Notes

Sometimes refered to as the Maitland-Volunteer mine.

Includes Palmer mine, formerly known as Howe and Cascade mint which was operated by Donora Iron Col. with shipments in 1896 and 1906. Shiipments 1871-1907 made by Volunteer Iron Co.; 1911-1916 by Volunteer Ore Co. N 1/2-NW Sec. 31 sometimes called the West End mine. NE-NE Sec 31 once part of Emma mine property (E 1/2-NE)

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