The Gogebic Mineral Range is located in the western Upper Peninsula and extends into neighboring Wisconsin. The iron mines in this range were among the deepest underground iron mines developed in the country. In 1906 the Norrie mine was considered the greatest iron mine in the world. The last operation, the Peterson mine, closed in 1967.
Iron ore was discovered at the site of the Sunday Lake Mine in the Gogebic district near Wakefield, Michigan in 1882. The Mine was operated by Pickands, Mather and Company. Pickands, Mather and Company was established in 1883 as an iron mining and shipping firm with interests in the Lake Superior region.
Sunday Lake Mine, Pickands, Mather & Company, Wakefield, Michigan. - R. G. Stott - March 1947. Held in the Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines. Donor: United States Bureau of Mines. Toggle navigation. Login; Toggle navigation. View Item Home; Library Collections ...
Iron ore was discovered at the site of the Sunday Lake Mine in the Gogebic district near Wakefield, Michigan in 1882. The Mine was operated by Pickands, Mather and Company. Pickands, Mather and Company was established in 1883 as an iron mining and shipping firm with interests in the Lake Superior region.
PM-13 - View of pedestrian under-pass entry on mine side. Sunday Lake mine, Pickands, Mather & Co., Wakefield, Mich. March 1947 - R. G. Scott. Date scanned: . Held in the Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines. Donor: United States Bureau of Mines. Toggle navigation.