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Mine: Richmond Mine (New), Palmer, MI
Richmond Mine (old) → Richmond Mine (New) → Became
Operated for 23+ years (continuing as of 1950)
From: 1927
Location: SW Sec. 27 of T47N-R26W
Owned by: Richmond Iron Co. (M.A. Hanna agent). Reverted in 1928 to Oliver Iron Mining Co., fee owner.
Produced: Iron Ore, hard, red, siliceous. Crushed.
Method: Open pit.
Railroad connection: DSS&A to Marquette dock.
Until: 1950. Still working as of 1950.
Lifetime Production: 3,511,218 tons from 1927 to 1950.
Source: [LSIO-1950]
Notes
See also New Richmond Mine (History→Stations→Marquette→N-P, Mines)
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