Calumet and Hecla Inc. and Quincy Mining Company Project Records, 1995-1996.

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Calumet and Hecla Inc. and Quincy Mining Company Project Records, 1995-1996.

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Records, 1995-1996, of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections' acquisition and processing of the Calumet and Hecla Inc. and Quincy Mining Company Records. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the project included organizing the records of two Upper Peninsula copper mining collections to provide access to researchers.

1.0 cubic feet; 1 paige box.

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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Michigan Technological University. Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections

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In the summer of 1972, the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections became a Regional Depository for state, county and municipal documents. Working through the Michigan State Archives, governmental agencies may place certain noncurrent records on deposit in the Archives for use by residents, genealogists and historical researchers. The region embraces six counties in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula: Iron and Gogebic counties and the fou...

Calumet & Hecla, Inc.

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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...