Mine: Volunteer Mine (New), Palmer, MI

Maitland Mine → Volunteer Mine (new) → Became

Operated for 24+ years, continuing in 1950.

From: 1926

Location: NE Sec. 25 of T47N-R27W; Maitland, W 1/2-NW Sec. 30 of T47N-R26W

Owned by: Palmer Mining Co. (Pickands Mather & Co. agents)

Produced: Iron Ore, hard, gray-red, siliceous. Crushed.

Method: Shaft and open pit.

Railroad connection: DSS&A to Marquette dock. C&NW to Escanaba dock.

Stamp Mill/Pellet Plant:

Until: 

Lifetime Production: 4,574,470 tons between 1926 and 1950.

Source: [LSIO-1950]

Notes

Shaft A and B were noted on the [CNWV] valuation maps.

Time Line

1917. A branch leaving the C&NW Cascade Branch at Palmer, going north. The Cascade Branch going west from this mine was taken up. [CNWV]

1918. Main tracks to the Volunteer mine were taken up by the C&NW. [CNWV]

1923. May. The spur to the Volunteer Mine coal trestle was taken up. [CNWV]