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"High Peaks" Mine

by William Ryback

A high mine high in the Rockies at 12,500-ft. The mine featured several artifacts and an old mill built 1000-ft into the mountain due to the high amount of snowfall each year. The mill was built in 1915 and upgraded several times but is in bad shape today.

46 photos · 26 views
Looking Back Out
Heading into the mine
Almost to the Mill
Mill Drift
Carts waiting to load
S.A. Heads up the mill incline
Climbing
S.A. Makes the Ascent
Room Of Carnage
Climbing Up
Almost Up
S.A. Heads to the top of the incline
Looking down from the top of the incline
Winze Station
S.A. heads to the crusher
Top of Haulage Winze
Incline to Crusher
Coarse Ore Bin
Jaw Crusher
Back down to the grind floor
Fine Ore Bin
Portrait by Incline
Ball Mill on Grind Floor
Collapsed Flotation Cells
Looking down on the flotation cells
Looking down from the Grind Floor
Mill Balls
Powder box
Workshop
Parts Room
Workshop
Shaker Table
Shaker Table 2
Thickeners
S.A. Comes Down
Heading Past the Mill
Haulage Winze in Drift
Haulage Winze
Skip Car
Eimco Mucker No. 1
Portrait with Mucker
Eimco Mucker No. 2
Carts
Ore Carts
Some bad Ground
Nails