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Minong Mine Historic District
48.0828° N, -88.7264° E
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The Minong Mine is a historic mine site located west of McCargoe Cove campground on Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States. The district contains both the remnants of a 19th-century copper mine and remains of pre-contact mining activity. Pre-contact archeological sited in the district include a Late Archaic copper mining pit site designated 20KE24 and a nearby site designated 20KE73. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021.
Historical Timeline
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Explorers find prehistoric pits
1871
Minong prospectors stake claims
1872
Notable copper finds
1874–1879
Minong Mining Company organized
1874
Mining operation active
1875
Stamp mill constructed
1876
Company reorganization
1879
Operations suspended
June 1883
Mine abandoned
1885
Prehistoric copper mining begins
c. 4500 years ago
Listed on National Register of Historic Places
1977
Designated a National Historic Landmark
2021
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