Quincy Mining Company Engineering Drawings Collection, 1860-1979.

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Quincy Mining Company Engineering Drawings Collection, 1860-1979.

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Collection, 1860-1979, of the Quincy Mining Company in Hancock, Michigan. Drawings include commercial, domestic, industrial, and public buildings, machinery, subterranean maps, surface maps, transportation systems, utilities, and tools.

64.0 cubic feet; 11 boxes, 30 map drawers.

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Quincy Mining Company

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The Quincy Mining Company was founded in 1846 to mine native copper deposits on property near Hancock, Michigan. During the course of the next one hundred and fifty years, the company produced 1.5 billion pounds of refined copper and issued $3 0 million in shareholder dividends. Its ability to consistently produce copper and stock dividends garnered it the nickname ₃Old Reliable₄ and spread its fame throughout the mining world. Before closing on May 6, 1967, the Quincy reclamation plant recovere...