Detroit area
A listing of mines, and processing facilities in southeast Michigan, generally located in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties in the Lower Peninsula. These are mostly underground salt mines and open aggregate mines (such as road gravel).
Eastern upper, Northeast lower
A listing of mines and processing facilities in northeast lower peninsula of Michigan, centered north, west and south of Alpena and north and east of St. Ignace in the Upper Peninsula. These are mostly limestone, rock and gravel mines extracted mostly by the open pit method.
Gogebic range
A listing of mines, stamp mills and smelters in the Gogebic range of Michigan, generally located in Gogebic County and nearby Iron County, Wisconsin in the Upper Peninsula. These are mostly iron mines, but include other minerals such as copper in the White Pine area..
Marquette range
A listing of mines, stamp mills and smelters in the Marquette range of Michigan, generally located west and south of Marquette in Marquette county in the in the Upper Peninsula. These are mostly copper mines, but include other minerals such as gold and uranium..
Menominee range
A listing of mines, stamp mills and smelters in the Menominee range of Michigan, generally located in Dickenson and Iron counties of Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. These are mostly iron but include other minerals.
Saginaw Bay area
A listing of mines and processing facilities in the Saginaw Bay area of Michigan, generally located in Arenac, Bay and Saginaw counties of the Lower Peninsula. These are mostly aggregate, salt, and marl mines..
West Michigan area
A listing of mines and processing facilities in west Michigan, generally located in and near Grand Rapids in the Lower Peninsula. These are mostly gypsum, lime and other products for producing plaster but include other minerals..
Mining Companies
This is a listing of major mining companies which owned more than one mine location.
Mining - Other
A listing of other mines, mills and processing facilities in Michigan not included in the other categories.
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI