COPPER COUNTRY ROCK AND MINERAL CLUB

HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN


Keweenaw Rock  Hounding Activities

August 6 through August 15, 2010

The Whole Community is Involved this Year.

So what do you want to do?

Event: Contact to Register:
Register for Seller-Space at Ishpeming Show, Saturday, August 7,
or attend the IRMC Field Trips: Republic Iron Mine, Friday,  August 6,
Lindberg Kona Dolomite Quarry, Sunday, August 8.

 Ishpeming show/trips registration 

Register for Caledonia Mine Events on
Sunday (Open House), Collecting Field Trips on
Monday & Tuesday -  August 8, 9, & 10.

  Caledonia Mining Company

Register for "Copper Country Mineral Retreat" Field Trips,
Open House Tuesday, Aug. 10, and
Collecting Field Trips  - Wednesday through Saturday, Aug 11 - 14.

A.E. Seaman Museum

Register for Seller's table(s) at the Quincy Hill Swap,
5pm - 9pm, Wednesday, August 11
No charge for browsers and buyers.

Quincy Hill Swap Registration

Register for Banquet (see menu) and Keynote Speaker,
6pm, Thursday, August 12
Get information on Auction for Museum beginning at 8:30pm.

Banquet/Speaker Registration

 

OR...

What Day's Activities Do You Want to See?

 

Friday, August 6, 2010    
9:00am     Republic Iron Mine Collecting Field Trip, depart from Ishpeming

register:

     
Saturday, August 7, 2010    
9:30am - 4:30pm   35th Annual Upper Peninsula Gem & Mineral Show, Ishpeming Elks Club

info/register:

     
Sunday, August 8, 2010    
12:30pm      Lindberg Quarry Collecting Field Trip, depart from Negaunee

register:

Noon -8:00pm     Red Metal Minerals Open House and Registration – Red Metal Minerals, Ontonagon, MI Open house, mineral and gift shop sale with special discount ONLY for registered participants

register:

     
Monday, August 9, 2010    
9:00am – noon     Caledonia Mine Underground Collecting

register:

9:00am - noon     Nebraska Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting

register:

9:00am – noon     Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting

register:

noon – 1:30pm     Miners Lunch – Caledonia Mine Pavilion

register:

1:30pm - 4:30pm  Nebraska Mine Underground Collecting

register:

1:30pm - 4:30pm   Knowlton Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting

register:

1:30pm - 4:30pm   Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile

register:

     
Tuesday, August 10, 2010    
9:00am – noon      Caledonia Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting

register:

9:00am - noon       Nebraska Mine Underground Collecting

register:

9:00am – noon      Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting

register:

noon – 1:30pm      Miners Lunch – Caledonia Mine Pavillion

register:

1:30pm - 4:30pm   Caledonia Mine Underground Collecting

register:

1:30pm - 4:30pm    Mass Mine “C” Shaft Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting

register:

1:30pm - 4:30pm    Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting

register:

5:00pm - 6:00pm    Keweenaw Mineral Identification for registered participants

register:

6:00 pm - 9:00pm   Mineral and Gift Shop Sale at Museum for registered participants

register:

     
Wednesday, August 11, 2010    
9:00am –  noon       Mohawk #1 Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting

register:

9:00am -  noon        Seneca #1 Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting

register:

1:00pm - 4:00pm    Iroquois Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting

register:

1:00pm - 4:00pm    Cliff Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting

register:

5:00pm - 9:00pm  Quincy Hill Swap, Quincy Mine Hoist Parking Lot, US 41, just north of Hancock

register:

     
Thursday, August 12, 2010    
9:00am - noon      Delaware Mine Prepared Surface Collecting

register:

9:00am - noon      Central Exploration Prepared Surface Collecting

register:

1:00pm - 4:00pm  Drexel Mine Prepared Surface Collecting

register:

1:00pm - 4:00pm  Wolverine Mine #2 Prepared Surface Collecting

register:

5:30pm    Social/Cash Bar/Auction Viewing for Banquet Participants 

register:

6:00pm    Banquet Buffet, Memorial Union Ballroom, MTU Campus

register:

                   Keynote Speaker:  Tom Rosemeyer, "Fissure Mines of the Keweenaw"

register:

8:30pm    Benefit Auction for the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Memorial Union Ballroom Open to All
     
Friday, August 13, 2010    
9:00am - noon       Ojibway Mine Prepared Surface Collecting

register:

9:00am - noon       Central Mine Prepared Surface Collecting

register:

1:00pm - 4:00pm   Phoenix Mine Greenstone Collecting

register:

1:00pm - 8:00pm   CCRMC Gem and Mineral Show, Houghton Elementary School, Bridge Street Open to All  
     
Saturday, August 14, 2010    
9:00am - noon         Baltic Mine Prepared Surface Collecting

register:

10:00am - 6:00pm   CCRMC Gem and Mineral Show,  Houghton Elementary School, Bridge Street  - no charge Open to All  
6:00pm - 10:00pm  Open House at Keweenaw Gem and Gift, M-26 in Houghton.
Copper Cleaning Demonstrations;  Rock Cutting, Rock Polishing, Beading,   Door prizes ~ Refreshments/snacks.
Open to All
     
Sunday, August 15, 2010    
11:00am - 5:00pm   CCRMC Gem and Mineral Show, Houghton Elementary School, Bridge Street  - no charge Open to All  
     



This year, 2010, the CCRMC is sponsoring
two activities in addition to our annual show August 13, 14, 15.
We believe both are deserving of support,
by both the mineral collecting community and the "neighborhood" community right here in the Keweenaw.

 

QUINCY HILL ROCK SWAP
5pm   Wednesday,   August 11, 2010

tap here for Swap Seller Registration Information


 

 

Banquet ~ Keynote Speaker and
Benefit Auction for the
A.E. SEAMAN MINERAL MUSEUM

5:30pm   Thursday,   August 12, 2010

tap here for banquet/keynote reservations and auction details


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CCRMC Main Page

 


swhelan@up.net for registration information

 


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