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Entitled "Raising Ladders in an Open Stope" Mining workers in the distance raising ladders in an open mine excavation.
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Entitled "Operating an Eimco 40 Shovel Loader" Mine worker operating an Eimco 40 shovel loader
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Entitled "Drilling Down Holes on a High Pillar- Clonan 21 Area" "Clonan," of the Clonan Area is named after Pierce Clonan from the Port Henry Iron Ore Company. This shaft was located in the vacinity of...
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Entitled "Drilling a Raise with a Stoper Drill" This mine worker is located within an inclined mine, working with a stoper drill (rock drill powered by compressed air). The drill is positioned on the...
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Mineville mining Plant. Loading sized rock into railroad cars. Don B Shaft on the viewer's left, in the background.
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Entitled "Fisher Hill Mine" Mine worker standing in front of a 500 H.P. Norberg Man and material hoist.
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Aerial View of Mineville during Republic Steel's owneship of the mines. White labels have been placed on the photograph by Patrick Farrell to show the locations of various landmarks. Far left of...
View ArticleMap of 50 Acres-
Map of 50 acres from actual survey, including the furnace, buildings and pilings ground of Witherbees & Fletcher by D.M. Arnold
View Article21 Pit Headframe & Section Map
B&W Photograph shows the old 21 open pit headframe in Mineville NY. This was burned in July 1942 to recover scrap iron for the war effort. The map is a cross-section of Mineville mines from 1937....
View ArticleGeologic Specimen: Biotite
Biotite is a variety of mica. Mica is a sheet silicate, meaning it has one perfect cleavage. This characteristic allows it to flake easily. This specimen demonstrates biotites' typical black color. It...
View ArticleSinter
Sinter is the result of heat-treating magnetite concentrate. It is porous and light-weight relative to concentrate. After being rendered to sinter it is ready to be melted into liquid iron. The ore for...
View ArticleRepublic Steel Rock Specimens
Jar full of small gravel-size rock. Label specifies "Republic Steel Corporation Port Henry New York" "No. 1A stone New York Specifications (underlined)"
View ArticlePort Henry Blast Furnace 1922-1923
8 B&W photographs of the Port Henry Blast Furnace operations compiled to make one collage. Upper Left (Photo 1): Port Henry blast furnaces at Witherbee Sherman & Co. Dated on the back of...
View ArticleUnderground at Mineville-Prior to 1920
Four B&W photographs which display the underground events taking place at the Mineville Mines under Witherbee Sherman & Company mining operations. Top Left (2007.019.103.1): Halby Shovel Loader...
View ArticleMining Engineers Transit
This is an Engineering transit used by Mining Engineers. The same which was used in "Mining Engineers Surveying a Scram Drift"
View ArticleMining Operations: Port Henry, Mineville, Witherbee (NY)
Collage consisting of 7 photographs from Witherbee, Sherman & Co. mining facilties and buildings geographically located in Witherbee, Mineville and Port Henry (NY). Photo 1 (Upper Left). "A&B...
View ArticleIron Ore Tract, Essex County; Lands Owned by Port Henry Iron Ore Company
Map of Lands and Ore Rights, 21,22,23,24 & 25; Iron Ore Tract, Essex County, NY. As the same are owned and now actually possessed by: The Port Henry Iron Ore Company of Lake Champlain. From careful...
View ArticleMineville Mines & Mill 1918
Photo 1: No. 3 Mill & A Shaft Photo 2: 5 & 6 Mills, Clonan and Joker Shafts Photo 3: New Bed Shops, Tunnell and Thomas Mine Shaft Photo 4: Central Powerplant Barton Hill and No. 4 Mill
View ArticleCheever Mines
Map showing the sections of the Cheever Ore Beds. The Cheever ore bed was mined under a series of owners until it was closed in 1892. It was re-opened in 1911 when Witherbee, Sherman, and Company...
View ArticleMap of Cedar Point Iron Company
The Cedar Point Furnace was originally established in the 1820s for the creation of potash, used primarily in the making of soap. IN 1872, the Cedar Point Iron Company was organized and a modern blast...
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