5 oz 1934 Rope's Northern Michigan Gold Mine Ore Split Drill Core Sample Vintage

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Beautiful 1934 Rope's Gold Mine Split Core Ore SampleThis is a split core sample from Rope,s Gold Mine. The person I purchased these from has been prospecting for mineral specimens his whole life. When I asked him about the information of the core samples he hand wrote the information posted in the picture. He stated that these core samples were from 1934 and used to show potential investors. This most likely were set aside for a lack of visible gold. It probably contains only a microscopic amount of gold if any at all. The value is in its mining history.Here is some information about the mine: In 1868, before Ishpeming was incorporated as a village in 1869 and a city four years later, a charter to form a school district was granted. The meeting to organize the school district was called by Julius Ropes who started the Ropes Gold Mine north of town.-Courtesy of Ropes Gold Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Marquette Co., Michigan, USAPhoto: 2005 Dave MaiettaLatitude: 46°31'47"NLongitude: 87°42'57"W S/2 NW/4 Section 29 T48N R27WA gold mine north of Ishpeming.In 1881, former druggist, postmaster, and school board member Julius Ropes discovered gold among the serpentine rocks north of the town of Ishpeming, which prompted him to form the Ropes Gold and Silver Company to exploit that discovery. Mining and stamp-milling read more

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