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White Pine Copper Mine, Native Copper & Cast Copper Items, 13 Pieces
White Pine Copper Mine, Native Copper & Cast Copper Items, 13 Pieces
White Pine Copper Mine, Native Copper & Cast Copper Items, 13 Pieces
White Pine Copper Mine, Native Copper & Cast Copper Items, 13 Pieces

White Pine Copper Mine, Native Copper & Cast Copper Items, 13 Pieces

$ 31.67

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    Thirteen pieces of native copper and cast copper from the former White Pine copper mine at White Pine, Michigan.
    This lot includes:
    Cast copper puck, 1 pound
    cast copper cup 1-1/4 pounds
    cast copper cylinder 6 ounces
    cast copper rod 4 ounces
    cast copper assay button 8 ounces
    cast copper piece ? 8 ounces
    Cathode copper nodule 5-3/4 ounces
    Cathode copper button 1 ounce
    Smelter copper 13-1/2 ounces
    Thin sheet copper 3 ounces
    Thick sheet copper 13 ounces
    Shale with copper, slabbed 6-1/2 ounces
    Copper shavings 2 pieces 1 ounce
    Shown next to a half dollar.
    Ingots were being poured up until 1982, when the mine began producing pure copper by the electrolytic process.
    See my book for pictures and information,
    White Pine Copper: An Illustrated History of the Mine and Its Ingots.
    This book is available from my ebay store.
    The White Pine mine produced over 4 billion pounds of copper and 45 million ounces of silver from 1955 to 1995.
    Shipped by padded flat rate envelope.
    If you buy more than one lot in my sale, I will reduce the postage, but please wait for the combined shipping invoice before you pay.