Quincy Mining Company Ephemera

Collection — sc_box: MS 2, Folder: 23-32

Identifier: MS-629

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Ephemera, undated, of the Quincy Mining Company, includes clubhouse bath coupons, instructions and rules, blank checks, scrip and safety posters and announcements. Material in this collection complements The Quincy Mining Company Collection (MS-001).

Dates

undated

Creator

Quincy Mining Company (Organization)

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

The Quincy Mining Company was founded in 1846 to mine native copper deposits on property near Hancock, Michigan. During the course of the next one hundred and fifty years, the company produced 1.5 billion pounds of refined copper and issued $30 million in shareholder dividends. Its ability to consistently produce copper and stock dividends garnered it the nickname "Old Reliable" and spread its fame throughout the mining world. Although the company was one of a limited number of mining ventures in Michigan's Keweenaw copper district to generate substantial profits, its operations can be considered representative of many of the smaller, less successful companies that dotted the Copper Country between 1845 and 1970.