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Mine: Scranton Mine, Silver City, MI
Began → Scranton Mine → Became
Operated for 3 years.
From: 1873
Owned by: Scranton Mining Company
Produced: Silver Ore
Method:
Railroad connection:
Stamp Mill/Smelter:
Until: 1876
Lifetime Production:
Notes
About 1855 silver was discovered here in Ontonagon County. [MPN] The Scranton Mining Company was organized in 1873 for the purpose of smelting copper and silver from a vein discovered along the Little Iron River. It was said that ore from the vein assayed at 36 ounces of silver per ton of rock. This was not a major operation and mining was abandoned in 1876. [MINDAT]
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