Mine: Douglas Houghton Mine, Mass, MI

Began → Douglas Houghton Mine → Closed

Operated for 19 years.

From: 1846

Owned by: Henwood Mines Corporation

Produced: Copper Ore

Method: Underground shafts, adit.

Railroad connection:

Stamp Mill/Smelter:

Until: 1865

Lifetime Production: 150,000 lbs refined copper.

Notes

An underground copper mine consisting of 4 shafts, 1 adit, and 6 levels. Began as the Douglass Houghton Mine in 1846 and continued until 1864, at which time the mine was sold to Henwood Mines Corporation which closed the mine 1865. The mine had produced approx. 150,000 lbs. of refined copper. [MINDAT]

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