The Tilden Mine employs 770 workers. It will be the last operating iron ore mine in the state. Both open-pit mines are south of Ishpeming in Marquette County, about five miles apart.

A sign on the way to the entrance of Empire Mine State Historic Park lists the price of gold in 1849, 1934 and 2019. Victoria Sepulveda/SFGATE. One hundred and fifty years ago, ...

MARQUETTE COUNTY - At Sherri's Restaurant in Ishpeming, ... Dale Talus, 74, retired in 1997, after 34 years with the union, most of that as a welder at the Empire mine.

The Empire Mine Oxide Open Pit operating plan was presented to the community of Mackay, Idaho during a Town Hall meeting on 1 December 2021. Phoenix noted: ...

The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming erected a memorial plaque in 2001. Contact Zlati Meyer: 313-223-4439 or [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @ZlatiMeyer.

ExGen is pleased to report that Phoenix, (the operator of the Empire Mine Project), has confirmed that the 2022 drilling program is currently underway.

The Empire Gold Mine is truly a golden site in California's Gold Country. The mine is the one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California.

California's Gold Rush may have started at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, but Empire Mine in Grass Valley proved to be among the largest gold-producing mines in the state.

Ishpeming would go on to score two more touchdowns later in the 4th to get the victory. East Jordan’s season ends with an 8-2 record, Ishpeming will take on Iron Mountain for a district title ...

MARQUETTE — Iron ore shipments out of Marquette’s Upper Harbor are down dramatically, prompting fears about the future of Empire Mine. According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, roughly ...

ExGen owns 20% and Phoenix owns 80% of Konnex Resources, which holds the leases and claims to the Empire mine project. ExGen further owns 1 330 000 common shares of Phoenix.

The memorial scheduled to be unveiled Saturday recognizes that 51 men died in a cave-in at the Barnes-Hecker Mine in Ishpeming Township on Nov. 3, 1926. A 52nd miner was able to escape.