Mine: Copper Crown Mine, Norwich, MI (Copper Mine)
Essex Mine → Copper Crown Mine → Became
Operated for:
From: 1852
Owned by: Norwich Mining Company
Produced: Copper ore.
Method: Shaft mining.
Railroad connection:
Stamp Mill/Pellet Plant: Barrel copper.
Until: 1908
Lifetime Production:
The Copper Crown Mine was located near the Norwich Mine in Ontonagon County. It was part of the Norwich Mine properties.
The Copper Crown Mine was organized in 1905 when it purchased the lands of the Essex after it closed. The Essex worked the original Norwich Mining Company properties. Over the next three years, the Copper Crown also purchased the Windsor, Ohio Trap Rock, and additional mines in the area to form one large operation. By 1908, the company went bankrupt when it could not meet its payroll obligations. It is said that the company was good at selling stock, but not good at mining. [MINDAT]
