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The Otho Mining District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in December 2004. Photographs from nomination, December 2002.
The Otho lode was discovered by Byron Ferguson and William McGarrity on June 4, 1892. It was reportedly named for Otho Ferguson who lived and worked in the area. While Otho was originally developed during the false tin boom in the late 1800s, it persisted and was one of the few areas that actually did produce tin ore after the tin hoax had ended. There may also have been extraction of beryl and feldspar.
The Otho Mining District near Greyhound Creek by Keystone includes the built structures of a bunkhouse, hotel, house, outhouse, and shed from about 1914. The estimated population of Otho in the early 20th century was 200. Some of the miners worked at the Otho Tin Mill, while some worked at other nearby mines. Cooking at the bunkhouse was done by the Ferguson family, and later by Ernest and Minnie Linde.
When the mill closed during a bust period, some miners left at Otho and sought employment where they could find it. However, a core of families stayed on longer and survived the best they could.
[Text from nomination.]
Mining District around Fox street and Main Street, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photographed on 20 May 2018.
An abandoned tire, in an abandoned outbuilding, by an abandoned power plant in Harvey, Illinois.
The text on the tire caught my attention for some reason.
Mining and Industrial - Coal Mine and Tower Crane - cola, mine, dozer, dump, truck, tower, crane, pact, constructions, rossmoyne, waters
This Mining Museam, built in an abandoned mining facility, looks like its seen better days. I have no idea if its still operational or not. On the road from Whistler to Vancouver, BC.
The very identity of the South Wales valleys changed forever during the days when coal was mined deep beneath it's surface in 1970's.
Many villages and towns sprang from nowhere thanks to the mining industry which gave the whole nation a rich and prosperous future. The opening of new mines on almost a daily basis lead to an employment boom such as not only Wales but the rest of Great Britain had never seen before. People came from far and wide to risk lives deep underground in deadly conditions.
Many of us who are from the South Wales valleys will have, I'm sure, had a relative who spent their lives in the search for coacl and who may even have lost their lives in doing so.
The above photo was taken on the 28/12/2013 in a small town called Bargoed in South Wales. It was one of the many places that came to be because of the mines. This recently errected monument honours the miners who built the town and who's memory will live on forever in the spirit of the community.
The inscription on the steps reads;
'With Pride,
Remember Them,
For Us,
A Future,
They Built,
Remember the Miners'.
A fitting tribute, to a time we must never forget.
This image has been digitally watermarked and is subject to copyright, use without permission prohibited. © C. Hille
Mining Bee (Andrena / Micrandrena), found on a flower at Burgers Zoo.
Yes, in a Zoo! A place full of remarkable animals from all over the world, and I'm shooting bees....?!?
I wanted to travel light and the G12 combined with a Raynox DCR-250 makes a great combo.
But the small sensor and slow response makes me miss my DSLR.
This jumbo drill, mounted on a four wheeled “dandy” on rails, to provide stability for drilling. It was used until the 1970s at the mine, when it was replaced by lighter and more flexible air drilling machines.
Mine owned by M/s Sheeshpal Singh, Village Pali, District Faridabad. Mining is continuing in pits even after reaching the groundwater table.
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Photographer - Sunita Narain
Mines loading bay
Loading barges
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Broken Hill is located east of the Simpson Desert in Australia. Silver, lead and zinc were discovered here in vast reserves in the 19th Century and it has been a huge mining centre ever since. The entire city is dominated by mining, mining history, and the legacy of wealth resulting in fine monumental stone buildings in an unlikely desert setting.