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FINNTOWN OVERLOOK AND PARK (VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA)
“Walk through a 50-foot caged safety bridge out into the midst of the historic Rouchleau group of mines. The mining canyon expands nearly three miles long, a half-mile wide and 450 feet deep. Experience towering rock-cropped walls with various red hues stretching across the entire open pit mine” Click Here for More Information on Finntown…
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CROFT MINE HISTORICAL PARK (CROSBY, MINNESOTA)
“17-acre park, built on the Croft Mine site, an active underground iron ore mine from 1916-1934; original shaft 630 ft. deep; guided simulated underground mining tour; museum has mining artifacts.” Click Here for More Information on Croft Mine Historical Park [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”46.489619,-93.948534″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Croft Mine Historical Park, N 8th St…
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QUINCY MINE AND HOIST (HANCOCK, MICHIGAN)
“Go inside a real copper mine. Tour the world”s largest steam hoist.” Click Here for More Information on the Quincy Mine and Hoist [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPqMwe1Urtg[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”47.135793,-88.573034″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Quincy Mine and Hoist: Keweenaw National Historical Park, 49750 U.S. 41, Hancock, Michigan”]
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IRON MOUNTAIN IRON MINE (VULCAN, MICHIGAN)
The tour takes you through 2600 feet of underground drifts and tunnels to 400 feet below the earth”s surface to see the reality of iron mining. Click Here for More Information on the Iron Mountain Iron Mine [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnlaGPunRnc[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”45.782601,-87.864801″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Iron Mountain Iron Mine, on Highway U.S. 2 at…