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Switchboard in hoist room, Eureka Mine
Author(s):Petersen, Max S.; Arthur Lakes Library; Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive; United States. Bureau of Mines
Date:1945-01
The Eureka Mine was an underground iron mine near Ramsey, Michigan in the Gogebic Range. The Mine opened in 1890. It was consolidated with the Asteroid Mine in 1926 and other properties were added later. The Eureka deposits ...
"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 ...
Dew Drop Mine, casting
Author(s):Colorado Digitization Project; National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Date:1983?
The image shows the casting of bars from molten metal at the site of the Dew Drop Mine. The Dew Drop Mine is one of a group of consolidated mines collectively known as the Big Five Mine. The area of Lefthand Creek in the ...
North London Mine
Author(s):Colorado Digitization Project; National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Date:1925?-1940
The North London Mine in the Alma district, Park County, Colorado was in operation in 1874 and was owned by the London Mining Company. Tenants Stamp Mill was built at London Junction around 1877 to process the ore from the ...
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, ...
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 ...