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Blasting caps and cord station.
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Using a lift to move bags of chemicals in the Gilman mine.
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With Battle Mountain in the background, the shaft house of the main entrance to the Gilman mine on Highway 24 is at midground. The waste dump from the mine is below the shaft house with the Rock Creek settlement to the left of the dump. [picture cut from magazine]
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The town of Gilman showing the main shaft down into the mine in the left center of the picture. Mining timbers are stacked in the yard to the immediate right of the main shaft. Highway 24 is on the far left going toward Red Cliff.
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Dick Sayers (left) and John Skinner, closely examining ore in the ore cars. Both men are wearing headlamps.
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Returning to Gilman for a tour on July 26, 1997. Catching up, from left: Earline Paquette, Esther Mae Reed, Beth McIlnay, and Myra Garnett.
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Returning to Gilman for a tour on July 26, 1997. Buster Beck and Alan Albert.
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The New Jersey Zinc Company office in Gilman, Colorado. The cinder block portion, which was the newer portion of the office, was constructed in approximately 1953. [license plate 1953]
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Dick Sayers (left) and John Skinner adjusting controls at the pump station on 20 level at the mine in Gilman.
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Signal pulleys to let the hoistman, who operated the cage, know when to raise or lower the cage.
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Moving mining timber at the surface level near the main shaft at Gilman. Timber was stored outside until needed in the mine and loaded vertically into the main cage for unloading on 16 level.
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Air operated mucking machine. The scoop goes over the mucking machine and empties the ore into the car behind. Miners also used these cars to move mining timbers throughout the mine.
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Mucking machine picking up a load of ore at Gilman. The machine ran on rails and pulled ore cars behind for loading.
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Cable used to raise forge door.
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Inside the mill at the Gilman Mine. Chemicals are stored in pallets in the left forefront and a battery operated fork lift is parked in the center background. The soda ash mixing machine area is at the top of the platform. Soda ash (also called washing soda, sodium carbonate Na2CO3) was one of the chemicals used to clean the ore. The large pipe on the left is for ventilation of the soda ash work area.
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Staging area in the mill at Gilman for the chemicals used to process the mined ore. The fork lift was used to lift pallets of the chemicals for use in the mixing machines. [Similar to 2007.008.072]
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Part of the soda ash mixing machine at the Gilman Mine. Soda ash was used in processing the ore along with copper sulfate. An electric motor to power the mixer sets atop the mixing bucket.
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A mine conveyor used for transporting the zinc ore from level to level and to the crusher in the mine. Conveyors were used extensively in the mine. [related to photo 2007.008.067]
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Crane lifting transformers into place at Gilman.
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Crane at Gilman power plant moving transformers. The building in the left background housed the post office, mercantile, and grocery store.