Eagle Mine Free Public Tours
June 19 @ 8:00 am – September 25 @ 5:00 pm
Eagle Mine to offer Free Public Tours of Facilities
CHAMPION, Mich., April 22, 2025—A series of public tours of Eagle Mine facilities will be offered during the summer. Tour locations will alternate between the Eagle Mine in Big Bay and the Humboldt Mill in Champion on Thursdays from July to September.
Tours of the Eagle Mine will be offered on the following dates from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: June 19, July 10, July 24, August 7, August 21, September 4, and September 18.
The Eagle Mine Tour is primarily a driving surface tour of the mine site with a walking tour through the water treatment plant. The mine tour does not go underground. You will see where the ore is brought up from underground and where it is stored and loaded into the haul trucks. Other surface facilities include the storage area for development (or waste) rock, the backfill plant, the truck repair shop, and the water treatment plant.
Eagle Mine tour participants meet at the Eagle Mine Information Center at 153 A West Washington Street in downtown Marquette, and bus transportation is provided for the tour.
Tours of the Humboldt Mill will be offered on the following dates from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: June 26, July 17, July 31, August 14, September 11, and September 25.
On the Humboldt Mill Tour, you will see what happens to the ore after it leaves the mine site. The tour is a walking tour that begins at the administrative office. It follows the circuit of crushing, grinding, and flotation processes, taking the ore from a haul truck to a rail car. Visitors should be prepared to walk on-site for about an hour, including up and down stairs and over metal grating.
Transportation is not provided for the Humboldt Mill tour. Participants will park in the Visitor Parking lot and meet inside the Administration Building.
Registration for the tours is required. Participants must be 13 years or older, and an adult must accompany those under 18. Register at www.eaglemine.com/tours.
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