Detroit and Lake Superior Smelter
The Detroit and Lake Superior Smelter was a copper smelter located near Hancock, Michigan on the Keweenaw Waterway. It was opened in 1860 by the . The company later merged with the to form the .[1] The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company used the smelter until it built its own near Hubbell, Michigan and Black Rock, New York in 1887 and 1891 respectively.[2]
Some of the buildings still exist and are currently used by the Houghton County Road Commission.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lankton, Larry. Hollowed Ground: Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840-1990. Google Books Page 40
- ^ Lankton, Larry. Hollowed Ground: Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840-1990. Google Books Page 90
- ^ Morin, Bode J. (2013). The Legacy of American Copper Smelting: Industrial Heritage versus Environmental Policy. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 157. ISBN 9781572339866.
Coordinates: 47°07′32.2″N 88°34′13.3″W / 47.125611°N 88.570361°W
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