Keweenaw Peninsula Copper Mining District
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historic mining district
|
| gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance |
prehistoric mining pits
|
| gptkbp:declinedAfter |
mid-20th century
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
site of earliest large-scale copper mining in North America
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Keweenaw Peninsula Copper Mining District
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
native copper mining
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:United_States gptkb:Keweenaw_Peninsula |
| gptkbp:majorMine |
gptkb:Adventure_Mine
gptkb:Cliff_Mine gptkb:Quincy_Mine gptkb:Calumet_&_Hecla_Mine |
| gptkbp:mineralExtracted |
copper
|
| gptkbp:miningStarted |
pre-Columbian era
mid-19th century (industrial era) |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
native copper deposits
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Copper_Country
|
| gptkbp:status |
historic site
|
| gptkbp:touristAttraction |
heritage tourism
|
| gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list |
yes
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Keweenaw_Peninsula
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|