Pioneer Mine

47°54′43″N 91°51′39″W / 47.91194°N 91.86083°W / 47.91194; -91.86083ProductionProductsIron oreTypeUndergroundGreatest depth1,700 feet (520 m)HistoryOpened1889 (1889)Closed1967 (1967)

Pioneer Mine Buildings and "A" Headframe

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

Location401 N. Pioneer Road, Ely, MinnesotaAreaLess than one acreNRHP reference No.78003127^[1]Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1978

The Pioneer Mine was an underground iron mine in Ely, Minnesota, United States, in operation from 1889 to 1967. It is one of only two such mines on the Vermilion Range whose above-ground structures are still standing, the other being the Soudan Mine.^[2] The Pioneer Mine Buildings and "A" Headframe were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1978 for their state-level significance in the themes of engineering and industry.^[3] They were nominated for being some of the last vestiges of a once-common mining technique on the Vermilion Range.^[2]

The complex is undergoing adaptive reuse as the Ely Arts & Heritage Center.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Nagle, Liza (November 9, 1978). National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Pioneer Mine Buildings and "A" Headframe (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2018. With 4 accompanying photos from 1978
^ "Pioneer Mine Buildings and "A" Headframe". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
^ "Ely Arts & Heritage Center". Ely Greenstone Public Art. 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.