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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 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.