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This pic was not taken by me. It actually belongs to a fellow by the name of Walt Bennett. This is the old Bucyrus-Monighan 6160 dragline that used to work at the Vesta Mine. I don't know where this dragline came from originally, but it worked at the Vesta Mine from the early 1950s to about 1979-80, when it was retired. It was parked in a field just to the north of the Vesta Mine shop for many years and became a bit of a local landmark. It was finally scrapped in 2002. This dragline was originally diesel-powered when it started at the Vesta Mine and in later years was converted to electric. Vesta Mine also employed a Bucyrus 15W dragline. That dragline was scrapped around 1977-78, I believe. I think just after the Bigfoot dragline started working.
The Mining Drone can operate on itself. It's programmed by the Rock Raiders. This drone can mine in small caves where no vehicle can reach.
It's equipped with a small chainsaw, a small claw and a radar dish. It has also a detachable crate and carries mining tools for the Rock Raiders.
The sun sets on an old abandoned mining cabin up above treeline in the Ten Mile Range near Leadville, Colorado. Jul 23, 2009.
Participants in NASA's 7th annual Robotic Mining Competition take part in opening ceremonies for the event. The RMC is set up for college students to design and build a mining robot that can travel over a simulated Martian surface, excavate regolith — or Mars dirt — and deposit as much of it as possible into a bin, all within 10 minutes. Team members may control their bots remotely from a trailer where their only line of sight is via a computer screen, or completely autonomously, with their programming skills put to the test as their robot handles the mission on its own. The competition, which takes place May 16 to 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, focuses on technologies necessary to extract consumables such as oxygen and water to support human life and provide methane fuel to spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Hauling garnet out of the mine by horse in North River. Photo: Johnsburg Historical Society Archives
Variations of mining equipment covering a good many years. The foreground truck is an Indiana well drilling truck. I never heard of one until now.
Mountsorrel Quarry, near Loughborough, Leicestershire.
The quarry is one of the largest granite quarries in Europe and is operated by Lafarge Tarmac
I built this MOC for Andromeda's Gates on Eurobricks. It shows a MANTIS mining base in full swing, there's even some little loader trucks carrying loads of Awesomnium. The building has a full interior as well.
COPYRIGHT: BHP Billiton Canada
This 360-degree panoramic was photographed at the Ekati Diamond Mine north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
It just took home a "Bronze" distinction at the Epson International Pano Awards.
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The mine was a challenge to my preconceptions. In Kailo they mine wolframite and casserite. Before the war the mines were operated by a state run company, the defunct infrastructure can be glimpsed under bushes and vines. The company still has a smart office in the centre of the village, but instead of mining they take a percentage of the proceeds of the artisan miners and the traders. Most of the workers are from the area, although I met some from the province of Kasai. Children were working with their parents, helping with panning for the ore, carrying and selling goods to the workers. The mine is made up of widely dispersed open pits. Most pits were 4 to 10 metres deep with the occasional 25 metre pit. Next to the pits were the temporary huts of the workers. There did not appear to be the squalor or disease that we find in gold mines. Although there were ‘maison de tolerance’ as they are politely called here with the associated risks of sexual diseases, AIDS and child prostitution.
As we left the mine we crossed two four wheel drive cars carrying men from a British company interested in investing in the mine.
Victor is a statutory city in Teller County, Colorado, United States. Gold was discovered in Victor in the late 19th century, an omen of the future of the town. With Cripple Creek, the mining district became the second largest gold mining district in the country and realized approximately $10 billion of mined gold in 2010 dollars. It reached its peak around the turn of the century when there were about 18,000 residents in the town. Depleted ore in mines, labor strife and the exodus of miners during World War I caused a steep decline in the city's economy, from which it has never recovered. The population was 397 at the 2010 census. There is a resumed mining effort on Battle Mountain.
Victor was founded in 1891, shortly after Winfield Scott Stratton discovered gold nearby. The town was named after the Victor Mine,[7] which may have been named for an early settler, Victor Adams. In 1892 Harry, Frank and Warren Woods founded the Mt. Rosa Mining, Milling and Land Company.[8][nb 1] Battle Mountain, located just above Victor, had the largest, most prolific mines in the mining district and the town became known as the "City of Mines." Victor officially became a city on July 16, 1894.[8] In 1894 the Woods brothers discovered gold when they began digging the foundation for a building, which resulted in the creation of the Gold Coin Mine. At that time 8,000 people lived in Victor.[8
GHH mining machine underground shovel, when they were introduced in the Monteponi mine, helped to make the work lighter and faster. He wouldn't mind seeing it displayed in a protected area and not exposed to the elements. A machine created to work indoors that ends its "career" outdoors. The most interesting part are the reinforcements made by hand welding along the entire profile of the blade of the shovel. Although not a certainly functional artistic work; this is proof of the mastery and skills that the staff had acquired in working in a mine like this.
Pala da sottosuolo GHH mining machine, quando vennero introdotte nella miniera di Monteponi aiutarono a rendere il lavoro più leggero e veloce. Non sabbe male vederla esposta in una zona protetta e non esposta alle intemperie. Una macchina che nasce per lavorare al chiuso che finisce al sua "carriera" all'aria aperta. La parte più interessante sono i rinforzi realizzati con saldatura a mano lungo tutto il profilo della lama della pala. Seppure non un lavoro artistico sicuramente funzionale; questo a riprova della maestria e delle competenze che il personale aveva acquisito nel lavorare in una miniera come questa.
Former astronaut Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, talks with participants of NASA's 7th annual Robotic Mining Competition during the awards ceremony for the event inside the Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The RMC is set up for college students to design and build a mining robot that can travel over a simulated Martian surface, excavate regolith and deposit as much of it as possible into a bin, all within 10 minutes. Team members may control their bots remotely from a trailer where their only line of sight is via a computer screen, or completely autonomously, with their programming skills put to the test as their robot handles the mission on its own. The competition, which takes place May 16 to 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, focuses on technologies necessary to extract consumables such as oxygen and water to support human life and provide methane fuel to spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis
The Mining Mech was designed to withstand cave-ins and beast attacks even though it has no weapons. It carries a saber saw, hydra drill, shovel, and heat-ray (for cutting apart particularly stubborn rocks). It always travels with a escort.
This MOC is a ad-on to the LEGO invasion from below theme.
Audrey Headframe Park
Jerome, Arizona
Arizona Republic - March 27, 1962
Fifty-Year-Old Vehicles Displayed in Jerome
Why Were Locomotives and Ore Car Left in Mine Tunnel Since 1908?
Two electric locomotives and one ore car were put display on recently were put on Main Street. The locomotives, "motors" to the miners, and the ore car are 36-inch gauge, the same size track used by the narrow gauge railroad that traveled between Jerome Junction and Jerome beginning in 1984 The motors and cars were uncovered recently when the Big Hole Mining Co. opened a southwest drift in the course of its open-pit operation.
Many questions bounce about and come up unanswered. Why weren't the motors and cars were they left scrapped when the smelter was dismantled? Why in the underground workings? Were they cut off in a mine shaft cave-in? Were they forgotten for almost 50 years? [photographers note: this is extremely common, most cumbersome equipment was abandoned underground after mine closure. It was often assembled underground and getting it out was not worth the trouble or scrap value.]
The motors are not completely a puzzle, however. One motor was between 1905 and 1908. Using the factory motor for a sample, the second motor bought was built at the mine.
Locomotives and Ore Cart-250-volt trolley-powered mine locomotive using 36-gauge rail. Top speed 8 MPH
Nevadaville - a home ? could be since there's a window but it's on a high foundation with mining tailings all around it.
Kelvin Manning, associate director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, addresses participants of NASA's 7th annual Robotic Mining Competition during opening ceremonies for the event. The RMC is set up for college students to design and build a mining robot that can travel over a simulated Martian surface, excavate regolith — or Mars dirt — and deposit as much of it as possible into a bin, all within 10 minutes. Team members may control their bots remotely from a trailer where their only line of sight is via a computer screen, or completely autonomously, with their programming skills put to the test as their robot handles the mission on its own. The competition, which takes place May 16 to 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, focuses on technologies necessary to extract consumables such as oxygen and water to support human life and provide methane fuel to spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The western margin of the Shan Plateau in eastern Myanmar is rich in gemstones such as rubies and sapphires, as well as gold, tin and lead. Working conditions in Myanmar mines can be poor - often workers’ health, safety and human rights are low priorities.
There is little to no protection against falling rocks, gases in the subsurface, the pervasive dust, >35°C temperatures or malaria. Tools are rudimentary and most rock is broken, sorted and transported by hand. Wages for mine workers (in 2014) were typically from 5000 Kyat (about $5) per month to 1000 Kyat (about $1) per day.
Participants in NASA's 7th annual Robotic Mining Competition tote their robotic excavators to the competition arena on the first day of competitive runs following morning practice rounds. The RMC is set up for college students to design and build a mining robot that can travel over a simulated Martian surface, excavate regolith and deposit as much of it as possible into a bin, all within 10 minutes. Team members may control their bots remotely from a trailer where their only line of sight is via a computer screen, or completely autonomously, with their programming skills put to the test as their robot handles the mission on its own. The competition, which takes place May 16 to 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, focuses on technologies necessary to extract consumables such as oxygen and water to support human life and provide methane fuel to spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Bill White