YukonTerritory- Former Venus Mill alongsideTagish Lake
Venus Mill was built in 1908 to serve Colonel J. H. Conrad's Venus No.1 and No.2 mines. An aerial tramway transported silver ore to the mill (said to have a capacity of 100 tons per day) where gravity and water carried the mine output down through several levels of crushers, trommels, screens and concentrators. At the bottom, the concentrated ore was bagged for shipment by water over Tagish Lake to the Carcross where it was transferred to the White Pass and Yukon Railroad for delivery to Skagway (in Alaska). Although it incorporated the latest technology and operated around the clock, Venus Mill proved uneconomical and was closed within two years.
YukonTerritory- Former Venus Mill alongsideTagish Lake
Venus Mill was built in 1908 to serve Colonel J. H. Conrad's Venus No.1 and No.2 mines. An aerial tramway transported silver ore to the mill (said to have a capacity of 100 tons per day) where gravity and water carried the mine output down through several levels of crushers, trommels, screens and concentrators. At the bottom, the concentrated ore was bagged for shipment by water over Tagish Lake to the Carcross where it was transferred to the White Pass and Yukon Railroad for delivery to Skagway (in Alaska). Although it incorporated the latest technology and operated around the clock, Venus Mill proved uneconomical and was closed within two years.