An underground copper mine consisting of two shafts. The Columbian Mining Co. organized in 1859 for the purpose of working the abandoned Albion Mine, which had been idle since 1854. The mine operated on a small scale until 1864, when it merged with the Sheldon Mining Co. If one can locate the piles, some copper and silver can be found here.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

ⓘ Copper

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

Dana 6:1086.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Copper	1.AA.05	Cu

List of minerals for each chemical element

Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Copper	Cu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

Mid-continent DomainDomain
Mid-continent RiftNarrow Rift

USA

Michigan
- Keweenaw PeninsulaPeninsula
Midcontinent RiftGeologic Province

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References

Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

(1902) A Manual of the Copper Industry of the United States and Foreign Countries. The Copper Handbook Vol. 2. Horace J. Stevens

Butler, B.S., Burbank, W.S. (1929) The Copper Deposits of Michigan. U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 144. 238 pp.

Kilpela, T. (1995) The Hard Rock Mining Era in the Copper Country. Self-Published. 89 pages.

Kaminski-Hamka, Terry (2011) Copper Mines of Houghton County, Michigan. Copperlady Press.

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