A Hearty Welcome!

Welcome to my website providing historical information about the Flambeau Mine near Ladysmith, Wisconsin.

For additional information about the Flambeau Mine, please see the following websites:

Flambeau Mine Exposed – II:  https://flambeaumineexposed2.wordpress.com/

Flambeau Mine Archive:  https://flambeauminearchive.wordpress.com/

Deer Tail Scientific:  https://deertailscientific.wordpress.com/

Deer Tail Press:  https://deertailpress.wordpress.com/

–Laura Gauger (Duluth, Minnesota), April 2024

The Flambeau Mine (a Kennecott/Rio Tinto project) operated on the banks of the Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wisconsin in the mid-1990s. This photo was taken in 1994 when the river flooded during heavy rains and came within 20 horizontal feet and 4 vertical feet of spilling into the mine pit. (Photo by Bob Olsgard of Sarona, WI, September 17, 1994)

The Flambeau Mine (a Kennecott/Rio Tinto project) operated on the banks of the Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wisconsin in the mid-1990s. This photo was taken in 1994 when the river flooded during heavy rains and came within 20 horizontal feet and 4 vertical feet of spilling into the mine pit.
(Photo by Bob Olsgard of Sarona, WI, September 17, 1994)