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List of mines in Michigan

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This is a partial list of current and defunct mines in Ashland.

Name County Years Material Coordinates
Adventure mine Ontonagon 1850–1920 copper 46°46′34″N 89°04′59″W / 46.7760°N 89.0830°W / 46.7760; -89.0830 (Adventure mine)
Alabastine Mine Kent 1907– gypsum 42°56′29″N 85°42′02″W / 42.9414°N 85.7006°W / 42.9414; -85.7006 (Alabastine Mine)
Arcadian mine Houghton 1898–1908 copper 47°09′07″N 88°31′30″W / 47.1519°N 88.5250°W / 47.1519; -88.5250 (Arcadian mine)
Atlantic Mine Houghton 1872–1906 copper
Calcite quarry Presque Isle 1912– limestone 45°23′28″N 83°47′15″W / 45.3910°N 83.7874°W / 45.3910; -83.7874 (Calcite quarry)
Champion Mine Houghton 1899–1967 copper
Cliff mine Keweenaw 1845–1878 copper 47°22′23″N 88°18′49″W / 47.3730°N 88.3137°W / 47.3730; -88.3137 (Cliff mine)
Cliffs Shaft Mine Marquette 1867–1967 iron 46°29′28″N 87°40′31″W / 46.4911°N 87.6753°W / 46.4911; -87.6753 (Cliffs Shaft Mine)
Copper Falls mine Keweenaw 1846– copper 47°25′30″N 88°12′00″W / 47.4250°N 88.2000°W / 47.4250; -88.2000 (Copper Falls mine)
Delaware Mine Keweenaw 1846– copper 47°25′27″N 88°05′55″W / 47.4243°N 88.0987°W / 47.4243; -88.0987 (Delaware Mine)
Detroit salt mine Wayne 1906– salt 42°17′09″N 83°08′59″W / 42.2858°N 83.1497°W / 42.2858; -83.1497 (Detroit salt mine)
Domtar mine Kent 1860–1999 gypsum 42°54′00″N 85°42′00″W / 42.9000°N 85.7000°W / 42.9000; -85.7000 (Domtar mine)
Eagle mine Marquette 2011– copper, nickel 46°44′47″N 87°52′50″W / 46.7464°N 87.8806°W / 46.7464; -87.8806 (Eagle mine)
Jackson Mine Marquette 1848–1924 iron 46°29′55″N 87°37′22″W / 46.4986°N 87.6228°W / 46.4986; -87.6228 (Jackson Mine)
Minesota Mine Ontonagon 1848–1870 copper
Mohawk mine Keweenaw 1898–1932 copper 47°18′29″N 88°21′20″W / 47.3081°N 88.3556°W / 47.3081; -88.3556 (Mohawk mine)
Nonesuch Mine Ontonagon 1867–1912 copper 46°45′19″N 89°37′11″W / 46.7553°N 89.6197°W / 46.7553; -89.6197 (Nonesuch Mine)
Osceola Mine Houghton 1873–1968 copper
Quincy Mine Houghton 1846–1945 copper 47°08′18″N 88°34′11″W / 47.1383°N 88.5697°W / 47.1383; -88.5697 (Quincy Mine)
Tamarack mine Houghton 1882– copper 47°15′36″N 88°27′32″W / 47.2600°N 88.4590°W / 47.2600; -88.4590 (Tamarack mine)
Victoria Mine Ontonagon 1849–1921 copper 46°42′10″N 89°13′37″W / 46.7027°N 89.2269°W / 46.7027; -89.2269 (Victoria Mine)
Wolverine Mine Keweenaw 1882–1922 copper

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