1071 Advice from a Copper Miner magnet

Copper has shaped the people and places of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula since early native peoples began mining and using it here more than 7,000 years ago. Shallow mines evolved into deep shaft, hard-rock mining and by 1849 this area provided 96% of the entire United States' copper production.  

In 1992 Congress established Keweenaw National Historical Park to preserve and share the resources and stories related to the copper mining industry and this important part of American history. Here more than 7,000 years ago. Shallow mines evolved into deep shaft, hard-rock mining and by 1849, this area provided 96% of the entire United States' copper production.  

Advice from a Copper Miner with artist Mike Stockwell's artwork of two copper miners. Magnets are 3 1/2" x 2 3/4.