Cliff mine

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The Cliff mine was the first successful copper mine in the Copper Country of the state of Michigan in the United States. The mine is at the now-abandoned town of Clifton in Keweenaw County. Mining began in 1845, and the Cliff was the most productive copper mine in the United States from 1845 through 1854. Large-scale mining stopped in 1878.

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Location: 47.373, -88.3137, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Cliff mine
    former copper mine in the Copper Country of the state of Michigan in the United States
  • Copper Falls mine
    Copper mine in Michigan, United States
  • Osceola Mine
    Michigan copper mine
  • Tamarack mine
    copper mine in the USA
Cliff Mine Sign at its baseCliff Mine Sign at its base
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    sitemineCopper Falls minecopper mineWikidata
    sitemineOsceola Minecopper mineWikidata
    sitemineTamarack minecopper mineWikidata
    commonsimageCliff Mine Sign at its base Commons