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"Boot-shower"
Author(s):Petersen, Max S.; Arthur Lakes Library; Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive; United States. Bureau of Mines
Date:1946-07
Four miners use a boot shower after their shift at the Sherwood Mine. The Sherwood Mine was an underground iron mine in the Menominee Range in Iron County, Michigan. The Mine was operated from 1931-1975 by the Inland Steel ...
Parade in Leadville (?)
Author(s):Colorado Digitization Project; National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Date:1930?-1950
The image shows what may be a group of miners on a small timbered platform filled with rock and supporting a frame in the background. This structure may be on a flatbed trailer such as that towed by the truck depicted in ...
Climax miners outdoors
Author(s):Colorado Digitization Project; National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Date:1930?-1950
Two miners or laborers stand near an enclosure outdoors in the snow. The Climax Mine worked one of the largest molybdenum deposits in the world and extracted some 470 million tons of ore. Claims were staked on Bartlett ...
Climax miner outdoors
Author(s):Colorado Digitization Project; National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Date:1930?-1950
A miner or laborer stands near an enclosure outdoors in the snow. The Climax Mine worked one of the largest molybdenum deposits in the world and extracted some 470 million tons of ore. Claims were staked on Bartlett Mountain, ...
Buck Mine, man operating hoist
Author(s):Petersen, Max S.; Arthur Lakes Library; Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive; United States. Bureau of Mines
Date:1946-09
The Buck Mine was an underground iron mine in Iron County, Michigan. The Mine opened in 1922 as a consolidated operation with two other mines. Additional mines were added later to form the Buck Group. The Buck Mine reached ...
Sherwood Mine, mine rescue practice
Author(s):Petersen, Max S.; Arthur Lakes Library; Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive; United States. Bureau of Mines
Date:1946-07
Three miners in mine rescue gear and masks move timbers underground at the Sherwood Mine during mine rescue practice maneuvers. The Sherwood Mine was an underground mine near Iron River, Michigan in the Menominee Range. ...
"Boot-shower"
Author(s):Petersen, Max S.; Arthur Lakes Library; Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive; United States. Bureau of Mines
Date:1946-07
A miner uses a boot shower after his shift at the Sherwood Mine. The Sherwood Mine was an underground iron mine in the Menominee Range in Iron County, Michigan. The Mine was operated from 1931-1975 by the Inland Steel ...
Cambria-Jackson Mine caving-back operation
Author(s):Petersen, Max S.; Arthur Lakes Library; Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive; United States. Bureau of Mines
Date:1946-09
The first iron ore in the Lake Superior region was found on the site of the Jackson Mine, leading to discoveries of the extensive Lake Superior iron ore deposits in the Marquette Range. The Jackson pit mine was opened in ...
Cambria-Jackson Mine cars
Author(s):Petersen, Max S.; Arthur Lakes Library; Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive; United States. Bureau of Mines
Date:1946-09
The first iron ore in the Lake Superior region was found on the site of the Jackson Mine, leading to discoveries of the extensive Lake Superior iron ore deposits in the Marquette Range. The Jackson pit mine was opened in ...
Mouat Lake Camp
Author(s):Colorado Digitization Project; National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Date:1943?
The image shows the mess hall and housing at the company town of Lake Camp (Mouat Lake Camp) at the Mouat Mine. The covered walkway in the background provided shelter for miners walking to and from the Mine. Chromium ore ...