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 ⓘ