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Mine

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior of mining factory.
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Blackstone Mine

Date: 1924
Description: The Blackstone Mine property and mining equipment.
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Lead and Zinc Mines

Date: 1936
Description: View from road of lead and zinc mines and surrounding buildings.
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Mining Scene

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Description: Distant view of a mining operation and surrounding desert hills. Caption reads: "Mining Scene, Near Mojave, Cal."
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Zinc Works

Date: 1915
Description: The zinc works mining operation.
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Mining Iron Ore

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Description: Evelyth, a rapidly growing mining city, began exporting its iron ore in 1884.
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Large Mining Camp Building

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men working at the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp stand near a large building, possibly a sawmill, related to the mining operation. A steep hill rises in the...
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Lead and Zinc Mining

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Description: Webb City was known as the world's largest and most productive lead and zinc mining field in the late 1800s and early 1900s and was part of the "Tri-State ...
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Lead and Zinc Mining

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Description: Webb City was known as the world's largest and most productive lead and zinc mining field in the late 1800s and early 1900s and was part of the "Tri-State ...
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Lead and Zinc Mining

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Description: Webb City was known as the world's largest and most productive lead and zinc mining field in the late 1800s and early 1900s and was part of the "Tri-State ...
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Mineral Point Zinc Works

Date: 02 23 2012
Description: Elevated view of the zinc mining operation, with snow on the ground.
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Zinc Works

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the zinc works.
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Zinc Works

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the zinc works.
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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
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Copper Mining Camp

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Description: Elevated view of a copper mining camp with desert hills in the background. Caption reads: "Greatest Copper Camp in the World, Ely, Nevada."
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Mammouth and Standard Mining Mills

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Description: The Mammoth and Standard Mining Mills has been producing silver, gold, lead, zinc and copper continuously since 1884. Caption reads: "Mammouth and Standard...
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Pit at Lead Mine

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Description: Pit at Hazel Green lead mine.
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Mine Shaft

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of a shaft house at a zinc mine.
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Men Working at Sawmill

Date: 09 1910
Description: Three men working outdoors at a sawmill in the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp. In the background is a two-story industrial building.
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Diamond Drill Outfit

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of a diamond drill outfit on Presque Isle River.

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