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Native Americans Were Mining Copper 6,000 Years Ago

Native Americans Were Mining Copper 6,000 Years Ago

Near Lake Superior, prehistoric contamination shows massive copper mining.

Feb 08, 2023
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The appeal of copper has persisted for ages, across many cultures. And the Lake Superior region of North America is home to relatively contemporary mines for the incredibly important metal but also prehistoric mines. See, indigenous cultures in the area mined the ore from shallow pits long before modern miners did so from deep underground. In fact, the …

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