Alabastine Mine

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Alabastine Mine
Location
Alabastine Mine is located in Michigan
Alabastine Mine
Alabastine Mine
Location Wyoming, Michigan
State Michigan
Country U.S.A.
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Production
Products gypsum
History
Opened 1907
Owner
Website http://naturalstorage.com/

The Alabastine Mine is an underground gypsum mine in Wyoming, Michigan, originally dug by hand in 1907. The mine once included an underground stable for the mules used to haul the gypsum.[1]

Plaster production

The gypsum from this mine was used to manufacture plaster, both for exterior use as stucco and for a tinted interior wall covering known as 'alabastine'.

Use as a Fallout Shelter

New access elevators to the mine were constructed in to convert the mine to a storage area. Parts of the mine served as a Cold War fallout shelter.

Storage Facility

Since 1957, the mine has been operated by Michigan Natural Storage as a storage facility. It leases space to a firm that provides microfilm records storage for many Michigan courthouses.[2]

References

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