Iron Mines of Marquette County


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Champion/Republic Mines

Does not include short term exploratory mines which did not ship.

Mine Location 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
                     
Washington Mine Humboldt 1860 1920        
Argyile Mine Humboldt 1865-87                
Edwards Mine Humboldt 1865-77                
Sampson Mine Humboldt 1865 1892              
Champion Mine Champion 1867 1966
Republic Mine Republic 1871 1926     1954 1981
East Champion Champion 1872-89                
Michigamme Mine Michigamme 1872 1905            
Columbia Mine Republic 1873-83                
Keystone Mine Champion 1873-78                
Kloman Mine Republic 1874-75                
Erie Mine Michigamme 1876-85                
Humboldt Mine Humboldt 1876 1906         1950 1965+
Magnetic Mine Republic 1878 1906            
American Mine Diorite 1880 1922        
Boston Mine Diorite 1880-84                
Phoenix Mine Champion 1880-87                
West Republic Mine Republic 1881-89                
Pascoe Mine Champion 1882-86                
Gibson Mine Champion 1885-88                
Hortense Mine Champion 1887 1890              
Riverside Mine Republic 1887 1893              
Bessie Mine Humboldt   1890 1906            
Foxdale Mine Humboldt   1899 1905            
                     

Ishepming West Mines

Does not include short term exploratory mines which did not ship.

Mine Location 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s+
                       
Cleveland Mine Ishpeming 1849 1898               
Cleveland Lake Mine Ishpeming 1852 1950  
Lake Superior Group Ishpeming 1853 1944    
Lake Superior Mine Ishpeming 1858 1945    
Marquette Mine Ishpeming 1860 1892              
New York Hematite Ishpeming 1864 1887                
Lake Angeline Mine Ishpeming 1864 1922        
New York Mine Ishpeming 1864 1919          
Lake Sally Mine Ishpeming 1865 1916          
New England Mine Ishpeming 1866-73                  
Barnum Mine Ishpeming 1868 1897              
Foster Mine Ishpeming 1868 1903            
Winthrop Mine Winthrop 1869 1903            
New York Hematite Ishpeming 1870 1887                
Saginaw Mine Ishpeming 1871 1891              
Albion Mine Stoneville 1872-79                  
Excelsior Mine Ishpeming 1872 1895              
Howe Mine Ishpeming? 1872-74                  
Mitchell Mine Ishpeming 1872 1913          
Salisbury Miner Ishpeming 1872 1924        
Shenago Mine Winthrop 1872-77                  
Goodrich Mine Stoneville 1873 1882                
Bessemer Mine Ishpeming 1875-77                  
National Mine Ishpeming 1878 1884             1950sp  
Cliffs Shaft Mine Ishpeming 1879 1967
Cleveland Hematite Ishpeming   1881-89                
Detroit Mine Ishpeming   1882 1890              
Nonparial Mine Ishpeming   1882-87                
Dexter Mine Golden   1883 1897              
East New York Mine Ishpeming   1888 1905            
Fitch Mine Stoneville     1890-95              
Moro Mine Ishpeming     1890 1918          
Section 21 Mine Winthrop     1896 1917?          
Ogden Mine Ishpeming     1897 1928        
Lloyd Mine Ishpeming       1909 1950+  
Chase Mine North Lake         1910-16          
Morris Mine Ishpeming         1912 1950+  
Holmes Mine Ishpeming         1915 1922        
Barnes Hecker North Lake         1918 1927        
Blueberry Mine Greenwood           1926 1950  
Tilden Mine Ishpeming           1929 2022+
Greenwood Mine Ishpeming             1932 1950+  
                       

Negaunee East Mines

Does not include short term exploratory mines which did not ship.

Mine Location 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
                       
Jackson Mine Negaunee 1848 1924        
Grand Central Negaunee 1870-77                  
Lucy Mine Negaunee 1870 1913          
McComber Mine Negaunee 1870-78                  
Rolling Mill Mine Negaunee 1871 1935      
Old Volunteer Palmer 1871 1906            
Bay State Mine Negaunee 1872 1883                
Smith Mine Palmer 1872-76                  
Himrod Hematite Negaunee 1873-74                  
Moore Mine Palmer 1873 1904            
Star West Mine Palmer 1873 1911          
Cambria Mine Negaunee N 1874 1935      
Rowland Mine Palmer 1874 1902            
Hartford Mine Negaunee N 1875 1911          
Lillie Mine Negaunee N 1876 1912          
Pendill Mine Negaunee 1877 1884                
Chicago Mine Negaunee 1879 1883                
East Chicago 40 Negaunee 1879 1883                
Section 12 Mine Negaunee 1879 1882                
Manganese Mine Negaunee   1883 1895              
Wheeling Mine Negaunee   1884-87                
Pioneer Mine Negaunee   1886-88                
Prince of Wales Negaunee   1886 1921        
Queen Group Negaunee   1886 1917          
Davis Mine Negaunee   1887 1896              
Negaunee Mine Negaunee   1887 1949    
Richards Mine Palmer   1887 1897              
Piatt Mine Palmer     1891-96              
Richmond (old) Palmer     1896 1927        
Breitung-Hematite Negaunee       1901 1937      
Maas Mine Negaunee       1903 1950+  
Mary Charlotte Negaunee       1903 1948    
Empire Mine (old) Palmer       1907 1928        
Maitland Mine Palmer       1908 1928        
Milwaukee-Davis Negaunee         1911-15          
Isabella Mine Palmer         1912 1934      
Adams Mine Negaunee         1913 1924        
Athens Mine Negaunee         1913 1950  
Kruse Mine Negaunee         1919 1927        
Lucky Star Mine Negaunee           1921-28        
Regent Group Negaunee           1921        
New Volunteer Palmer           1926 1950+  
Richmond (new) Palmer           1927 1950+  
Cambria-Jackson Negaunee N             1936 1950  
Mather A Mine Negaunee               1943 1965+
Mather B Mine Negaunee               1947 1979
Tracy Mine Negaunee                 1954
Empire Mine (new) Palmer                   1964-2016
                       

 

Gwinn and Princeton Mines

Does not include short term exploratory mines which did not ship.

Mine Location 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
                     
Princeton Mine Princeton 1872 1947    
Swanzy Mine Princeton 1881 1897?              
Stegmiller Mine Gwinn   1891 1917          
Francis Mine Princeton   1893 1924        
Austin Mine Princeton     1902 1929        
Kidder Mine Princeton     1902-08            
Smith Mine Princeton     1902 1910+          
Stephenson Mine Princeton     1902 1927        
Archibald Mine Princeton     1907  →  →  → 1942    
Gwinn Mine Gwinn     1907 1922        
Gardner-Mackinaw Princeton       1911 1941    
                     

 

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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