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Minong Mine Designated as National Historic Landmark

February 4, 2021 · Source: National Park Service

The general appearance of the precontact mining cluster landscape today. Each person is positioned at the center of a precontact mining pit.
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Minong Mine Copper Mining District, part of Isle Royale National Park, has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL). The designation celebrates the national significance of Indigenous and historic copper mining that occurred at the Minong Mine. Minong is the Ojibwe term for Isle Royale.

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