Cliffs Shaft, Greenwood, and Tracy Mines
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| The Princeton mine is located near Princeton, Michigan. It was served by the CNW railroad. |
The Cliffs Shaft mine, also known as the Barnum mine, was opened in 1867 in Ishpeming, MI. What originally started as an open air pit evolved into two shafts (“A” and “B”). In 1919 the wooden head frames were replaced by the iconic Egyptian revival obelisks which became symbols for the Ishpeming area. In 1955 a new “C” shaft was placed in service and was located between the “A” and “B”. Both “A” and “B” were retired from service. The entire mine closed down in 1967 which closed out 100 years of operation and shipped out 27 nmillion tons of high grade iron ore. |
The Greenwood mine was a little southwest of Ishpeming and was opened by Inland Steel in 1930 and ceased production in 1962. In its 32 years of existence 2.3 million tons of very hard hematite, much of which was in a very desirable lump varity, was shipped. | The Tracy mine was underground mine opened by the Jones & Laughlin Ore Co (later LTV Steel) in 1951 and closed in 1971. It was located in the southeast part of the city of Negaunee, MI. |
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