Pewabic Mine, Pewabic, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi

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Pewabic Mine	Mine
Pewabic	Unincorporated Community
Franklin Township	Township
Houghton County	County
Michigan	State
USA	Country

An underground copper mine located north of Hancock, Michigan, and just north of the Quincy Mine. The Pewabic Mining Company was organized in 1853. For the first two years, work concentrated on opening prehistoric mining pits that traced an apparent amygdaloid bed. The first, and only, shaft Pewabic drove was driven on an incline following this bed. The shaft was located approximately 1,900 feet north of the Quincy No. 2 shaft. The mineralization on the "Pewabic Lode" at the Mine was not as rich as it was on Quincy's property. However, the company did manage to pay dividends amounting to $1 million. In 1884, management allowed the mining charter to lapse without renewal, and the company was forced to close. In 1891, Quincy Mining Company purchased the property and renamed the shaft Quincy No. 6, which became famous for its fabulous shafthouse. A total of approximately 27 million pounds of refined copper was produced between 1855 and 1884. Some pieces of copper can still be found today around the foundation of the old shafthouse; however, the shaft is privately owned.

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