Rabbit Hill Stamp Mill, near Baker City, Oregon
November 5, 2024
Stamp mills are used to crush gold ore.
Stamp mills are used to crush gold ore.
Jayita and a friend attempt to explore Malaysia’s mining history and find the guides are somewhat misleading
Marysville, like many old mining towns, was once thriving but now is mostly abandoned. There are a few homes and businesses that are occupied, but many of the structures in town appear abandoned.
DrFumblefinger spends a day exploring some of the sights in the historic copper mining city of Butte.
Gumbo was visiting the Atlas Coal Mine in Alberta’s Badlands, just south of Drumheller. It is the best-preserved historic coal mine in Canada and the only one with its tall wooden tipple preserved.
DrFumblefinger visits the Anaconda Smoke Stack. The 12 acres site contains a 585-feet chimney, still the largest in the world.
Gumbo was visiting the very interesting and remote Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, adjoining Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska.
DrFumblefinger visits Hope, Alaska. Site of the first Alaska gold rush, the town is small but many of the gold-era mining buildings survive.
Ian Cook shares the fascinating history of lead mining and lots of great photos of the Old Gang Lead Mine & Smelt Mill in North Yorkshire
One of the oldest buildings in the town of Canmore is the Miner’s Union Hall. Completed in 1913 to serve the coal miner’s union, it now functions as a community gathering site and is a popular venue for weddings.
Jayita and a friend attempt to explore Malaysia’s mining history and find the guides are somewhat misleading
Marysville, like many old mining towns, was once thriving but now is mostly abandoned. There are a few homes and businesses that are occupied, but many of the structures in town appear abandoned.
DrFumblefinger spends a day exploring some of the sights in the historic copper mining city of Butte.
Gumbo was visiting the Atlas Coal Mine in Alberta’s Badlands, just south of Drumheller. It is the best-preserved historic coal mine in Canada and the only one with its tall wooden tipple preserved.
DrFumblefinger visits the Anaconda Smoke Stack. The 12 acres site contains a 585-feet chimney, still the largest in the world.
Gumbo was visiting the very interesting and remote Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, adjoining Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska.
DrFumblefinger visits Hope, Alaska. Site of the first Alaska gold rush, the town is small but many of the gold-era mining buildings survive.
Ian Cook shares the fascinating history of lead mining and lots of great photos of the Old Gang Lead Mine & Smelt Mill in North Yorkshire
One of the oldest buildings in the town of Canmore is the Miner’s Union Hall. Completed in 1913 to serve the coal miner’s union, it now functions as a community gathering site and is a popular venue for weddings.