2.3K views · 61 reactions | 21 Million pounds of Copper! The Michigan Mine Site in Rockland, MI The Michigan Mining Co formed in 1899, 5 shafts made up the Mine. It produced over 21mil lbs of refined copper. The Michigan Mine was know to produce nice specimens of both copper and silver. Lava flows of basalt, andesite, and felsite. Follow other pages instagram.com/funintheup instagram.com/upperpeninsulawaterfalls instagram.com/stevejurmu | Upper Peninsula of Michigan | Facebook

🚀 How does copper go from rock to wire? 🚀 Copper (Cu), chemical element, a reddish, extremely ductile metal of Group 11 (Ib) of the periodic table that is an unusually good conductor of electricity and heat. 🚀 Copper is found in the free metallic state in nature. This native copper was first used (c. 8000 bce) as a substitute for stone by Neolithic (New Stone Age) humans. 🚀 Copper is commercially produced mainly by smelting or leaching, usually followed by electrodeposition from sulfate solu

21M views · 738K reactions | Take a look at this copper wire art! | Simple ideas | Facebook