Petersen, Max S.2007-01-032022-02-032007-01-032022-02-03https://hdl.handle.net/11124/6429Date scanned: 2002-6-6.USBM #60590; Filling for stopes being dumped into raise on surface. Hiawatha #2 Mine, The M. A. Hanna Company, Iron River, Michigan. - M. S. Petersen - June 1945.Held in the Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines.Donor: United States Bureau of Mines.Three miners dump material from a dump truck into a raise on the surface of the Hiawatha #2 Mine to fill stopes. The Hiawatha mines were located in the Menominee Range in Iron County, Michigan. The Dober, Duff and Isabella mines were operated as part of the Riverton Group of mines starting in 1882. In 1935 the mines were consolidated to form the Hiawatha #2 Mine and operated by the M. A. Hanna Company. The M. A. Hanna Company was one of the large mining companies that moved into the Michigan iron area in the early 1900s, consolidated smaller properties, and engaged in exploration for other economic deposits.Rights management statement available at: http://library.mines.edu/digital/rights.htmlM. A. Hanna CompanyIron mines and miningMinersUnderground miningVehiclesStillImage