A MY QUALITY TIME POST FROM LANCASTER,OHIO LINKING TO OUR WORLD AND SCENIC SUNDAY. Keweenaw Heritage Site IS A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON.THEN HEAD ON UP TO COPPER HARBOR
Ready to enter the mine on the 7th level:
I have one photo from inside the mine and it’s not very good.. flash didn’t work and no tripod to use…just unsteady hands.. but I think you will get the idea.
Check out this site::North America's First Metal Miners & Metal Artisans…or..MINING ARTIFACTS & HISTORY..Some really neat old photos…………After leaving the 7th level we had a look around.
What was the purpose of the above machinery?HINT: When the mine ceased production in 1945, the Quincy Number 2 shaft was the world's deepest shaft, at 9,260 feet (2.82 km or 1.75 miles) along the dip of the deposit. To raise and lower ore and workers into this shaft, the world's largest steam-driven mine hoist was built in 1918 and housed in the Quincy Number 2 Hoist House.
A couple modern day miners enjoying the sights
In 1931, low copper prices lead to the closure—
but not the dissolution—of the Quincy
Mining Company. Reopening in 1940 for war
efforts, the smelting works was closed permanently
in 1972.
An iron bucket used in wells or mines for hoisting water, ore, or refuse to the surface.
After a rough day at the mine time to head home. Hope the car starts.
A MY QUALITY TIME POST FROM LANCASTER,OHIO LINKING TO OUR WORLD & SCENIC SUNDAY THE QUINCY MINE A Keweenaw Heritage Site IS A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON.
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What an interesting tour! My younger brother is a gold miner in N. Ontario. It's a tough life, two week fly-in, two weeks out.
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Wow, interesting post on the Copper Mining. It is a tough life. Copper is in demand right now, in fact I have heard it is being stolen right out of new developments as they go up. It is neat seeing inside the mine. Thanks for sharing. Have a happy Sunday!
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