[2] The Mohawk mine operated until 1932; in 1934 it was purchased by the Copper Range Company.

[3] The property was originally considered too far east to contain valuable ore deposits.

It was first considered a mining location in 1896, after lumberman Ernest Koch first discovered copper there.

The company was later established in November 1898, after Joseph E. Gay had conducted a successful exploration for copper on the property earlier that year.

Stocks were offered at a price of $7.50 (equivalent to $641 in 2023),[4] and by the end of 1899 there were 594 individual stockholders.

[1] In January 1900, a fissure vein of copper ore was cut on the first level of Shaft No.

This ore was a previously unknown type of rock and samples were sent to George A. Koenig of the Michigan College of Mines.

[4] In the year 1900, the Mohawk Mining Company purchased the Hebard Stone Quarry, the dock on Traverse Bay, and the narrow gauge railroad connecting the dock and the quarry.

[5] The dock was extended 300 feet into the bay and was reinforced with heavy crib-work, so that it could be used for shipping ore and receiving supplies by boat.

[1] In 1902, the Mohawk and Traverse Bay Railroad was widened to regular gage.

[4] The Mohawk stamp mill began construction in 1901 and started operation in December 1902.

The foundation for the 178 by 206 foot building, of steel frame covered with corrugated iron, was made of sandstone from the Hebard Quarry.

[1] On July 23, 1913, the Mohawk Mine was closed due to a unionized strike of the miners of Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties.

The objectives of the strike were to receive larger wages, 8-hour work days, and the return of the two-man drill.

[6] Prior to the strike, miners worked in 10-hour shifts, which included a 1-hour break for lunch.

[1] In March 1910, a small piece of property was obtained from the Ahmeek Mining Company.

The blacksmith shop, owned by Thomas Parks, was sold to Mr. Bert Jewell during the strike in 1913.

In 1918 the value of copper increased, which provided extra money to resume mining in the No.

In March 1910, a small piece of property was obtained from the Ahmeek Mining Company.

4 shaft had reached a depth of 2,832 feet and the boundary of the property, mining continued in the No.

In 1908, it reached a depth of 575 feet, and was equipped with the Bullock Hoist that was moved from The Wolverine No.

However, in 1925, the shaft developed a problem from water seepage on the 24th level, which led to the construction of a pumping station.

That year the mine produced 10,107,266 pounds of copper, which would equate to about $396,204.83 (equivalent to $12,955,898 in 2023) profit.

The mine had a similar production-sell rate in 1910 when it was producing copper at a cost of 11.44 cents/pound and selling for 13.09 cents/pound.

The best rates the Mohawk Mine ever had were in 1918 when the price of copper rose, due to World War I, to 24.73 cents/pound.

The following chart shows copper production by year for the Mohawk Mine.

[20] A copper ore and discredited mineral species, known as mohawkite,[21] was first found on the property in January 1901, on the first level north of the No.

[22] Mohawkite is a rare rock consisting of mixtures of arsenic and copper(Cu3As up to Cu6As).

So a special smelter was built for the reduction of this mohawkite at Hackensack Meadows, New Jersey.

While the mohawkite ore contained mostly copper and arsenic, it also contained small amounts of nickel and cobalt, as well as about 20 ounces of silver per ton of ore.[22] Amount, in US dollars, paid as dividends by year for the Mohawk Mining Company.