Lake Superior copper district

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The Lake Superior copper district is a historically significant mining region around Lake Superior, especially in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, known for its extensive native copper deposits and long-standing copper production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region
mining district
associatedWith Keweenaw National Historical Park
commodity copper
contains Copper Range
Houghton County mining area
Isle Royale
Keweenaw County mining area
Keweenaw Peninsula
Keweenaw copper district
Ontonagon County mining area
country United States
currentUse geologic research
heritage tourism
earliestIndustrialMining 1840s
economicActivity hard‑rock mining
extendsTo Michigan
Minnesota
Ontario
Wisconsin
geologicFeature basaltic lava flows
conglomerate beds
geologicSetting Midcontinent Rift System
historicPeriod 19th century
20th century
knownFor copper mining
historic copper production
native copper deposits
locatedIn Lake Superior region
United States
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
majorTown Calumet, Michigan
Hancock, Michigan
Houghton, Michigan
Ontonagon, Michigan
mineralResource copper
modernStatus largely inactive mining region
notableMine Adventure Mine
Calumet & Hecla Mine
Cliff Mine
Copper Range mines
Pewabic Mine
Quincy Mine
oreType native copper
partOf Great Lakes region
peakProductionCentury 19th century
early 20th century
prehistoricUse Indigenous copper working
significance one of the world’s major native copper districts

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Calumet Unit associatedWith Lake Superior copper district
Quincy Mining Company Historic District associatedWith Lake Superior copper district
Copper Falls Mine partOf Lake Superior copper mining region
linked to: Lake Superior copper district
Geological survey reports of Michigan mainSubject Lake Superior copper district