Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & No...
Significance: The Concentration Mill was a dynamic, ever changing structure. Its form reflected the ever-increasing complexity of the ores mined at Kennecott. The building was first erected in 1908 as the low... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & No...
Significance: The Concentration Mill was a dynamic, ever changing structure. Its form reflected the ever-increasing complexity of the ores mined at Kennecott. The building was first erected in 1908 as the low... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & No...
Significance: The Concentration Mill was a dynamic, ever changing structure. Its form reflected the ever-increasing complexity of the ores mined at Kennecott. The building was first erected in 1908 as the low... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & No...
Significance: The Concentration Mill was a dynamic, ever changing structure. Its form reflected the ever-increasing complexity of the ores mined at Kennecott. The building was first erected in 1908 as the low... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & No...
Significance: The Concentration Mill was a dynamic, ever changing structure. Its form reflected the ever-increasing complexity of the ores mined at Kennecott. The building was first erected in 1908 as the low... More
Quartz mine and mill - famous de Lamar mine and mill
Photograph shows mining facilities of the De Lamar Mine and Mill in Idaho. Illus. in: Boise, Idaho. #1 (left, on page with two other illustrations).
Cliff Mine, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection
Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Leaching Plant, On Copper River & Northw...
Significance: The original leaching plant (now the south end of the building) was constructed in 1915 and went into production the next year. The first four leaching tanks could process 300 tons of ore per day... More
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Nye County, NV
Significance: Associated with the strikes that set off one of the last major gold mining booms in the Southwest. These strikes had a major impact upon the regional settlement patterns and economic activities o... More
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Nye County, NV
Significance: Associated with the strikes that set off one of the last major gold mining booms in the Southwest. These strikes had a major impact upon the regional settlement patterns and economic activities o... More
Fort McKinley, Double Mine Building, East side of East Side Drive, app...
Significance: Fort McKinley attains significance as the largest of Portland Harbor's five military complexes built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The fort protected Maine's principal city with one ... More
Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...
Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More
Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...
Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More
Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...
Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More
Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...
Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More
Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...
Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More
Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...
Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More
Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...
Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Machine Shop, On Copper River & Northwes...
Significance: The Machine Shop was erected in 1916 as part of the general expansion of the Kennecott facilities that took place between 1915 and 1918. Over time, the Machine Shop was expanded to include additi... More
Butte Mineyards, Diamond Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-B Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gannts' Quarry, Quarry Road, Sylacauga, Talladega County, AL
Significance: This quarry was worked before the Civil War, and produced a high quality marble. A stone from Gannt's Quarry was presented by the Masons of Alabama to the Washington Monument Society in 1851 and ... More
Gannts' Quarry, Quarry Road, Sylacauga, Talladega County, AL
Significance: This quarry was worked before the Civil War, and produced a high quality marble. A stone from Gannt's Quarry was presented by the Masons of Alabama to the Washington Monument Society in 1851 and ... More
Joker Mine, Shafthouse, Medicine Bow National Forest, Northwest of Key...
Survey number: HAER WY-45-A Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Joker Mine, Shafthouse, Medicine Bow National Forest, Northwest of Key...
Survey number: HAER WY-45-A Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Mary Murphy Mining Complex, Superintendent's House, Iron City (histori...
Survey number: HAER CO-26-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields, Nome, Nome Census Area, AK
Survey number: HAER AK-3 Building/structure dates: 1922 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1941 Subsequent Work
Sublet Mine No. 6, Hoist House, North structure, east side of Willow C...
Significance: The hoist house performed a critical function within the complex by pulling the coal cars from the mine to the tipple. // Constructed of cut stone and concrete, three walls remain, as does the spi... More
Queen Mine, Shafthouse, Centennial Ridge, Medicine Bow National Forest...
Significance: As part of the Queen Mine, this structure is associated with events that have made significant contributions to the broad patterns of our history, i.e., early 20th century mining for precious meta... More
Mary Murphy Mining Complex, Boarding House, Iron City (historical), Ch...
Survey number: HAER CO-26-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Butte Mineyards, Anselmo Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-A Building/structure dates: 1911-1912 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1936-1937 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1950 Subsequent Work
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...
Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & No...
Significance: The Concentration Mill was a dynamic, ever changing structure. Its form reflected the ever-increasing complexity of the ores mined at Kennecott. The building was first erected in 1908 as the low... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Concentration Mill, On Copper River & No...
Significance: The Concentration Mill was a dynamic, ever changing structure. Its form reflected the ever-increasing complexity of the ores mined at Kennecott. The building was first erected in 1908 as the low... More
Cliff Shaft Mine Head Frame, Ishpeming, Marquette County, MI
Significance: Because of its prominent location, the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company believed it to be important that its new shaft house (replacing an earlier wooden structure) be architecturally pleasing as wel... More
Webb shaft house, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.
Stereograph showing two men standing in foreground; railroad car filled with iron ore near shaft house in background. H68689 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6970.
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Leaching Plant, On Copper River & Northw...
Significance: The original leaching plant (now the south end of the building) was constructed in 1915 and went into production the next year. The first four leaching tanks could process 300 tons of ore per day... More
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Nye County, NV
Significance: Associated with the strikes that set off one of the last major gold mining booms in the Southwest. These strikes had a major impact upon the regional settlement patterns and economic activities o... More
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Nye County, NV
Significance: Associated with the strikes that set off one of the last major gold mining booms in the Southwest. These strikes had a major impact upon the regional settlement patterns and economic activities o... More
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Nye County, NV
Significance: Associated with the strikes that set off one of the last major gold mining booms in the Southwest. These strikes had a major impact upon the regional settlement patterns and economic activities o... More
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Nye County, NV
Significance: Associated with the strikes that set off one of the last major gold mining booms in the Southwest. These strikes had a major impact upon the regional settlement patterns and economic activities o... More
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Nye County, NV
Significance: Associated with the strikes that set off one of the last major gold mining booms in the Southwest. These strikes had a major impact upon the regional settlement patterns and economic activities o... More
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Nye County, NV
Significance: Associated with the strikes that set off one of the last major gold mining booms in the Southwest. These strikes had a major impact upon the regional settlement patterns and economic activities o... More
Gold Placers Incorporated, Coak Creek Dredge, Near Coal Creek & Yukon ...
Significance: In 1934, Charles Janin, a prominent San Francisco mining engineer, designed a 4-cubic-foot dredge for Gold Placers Incorporated, a newly formed mining company organized by General A.D. McRae of Va... More
Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...
Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More
Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...
Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More
Nevada Lucky Tiger Mill & Mine, Office, East slope of Buckskin Mountai...
Survey number: HAER NV-18-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...
Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Machine Shop, On Copper River & Northwes...
Significance: The Machine Shop was erected in 1916 as part of the general expansion of the Kennecott facilities that took place between 1915 and 1918. Over time, the Machine Shop was expanded to include additi... More
Butte Mineyards, Diamond Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-B Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Joker Mine, Shafthouse, Medicine Bow National Forest, Northwest of Key...
Survey number: HAER WY-45-A Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Mary Murphy Mining Complex, Superintendent's House, Iron City (histori...
Survey number: HAER CO-26-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields, Nome, Nome Census Area, AK
Survey number: HAER AK-3 Building/structure dates: 1922 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1941 Subsequent Work
Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields, Nome, Nome Census Area, AK
Survey number: HAER AK-3 Building/structure dates: 1922 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1941 Subsequent Work
Queen Mine, Shafthouse, Centennial Ridge, Medicine Bow National Forest...
Significance: As part of the Queen Mine, this structure is associated with events that have made significant contributions to the broad patterns of our history, i.e., early 20th century mining for precious meta... More
Butte Mineyards, Badger State Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-I Public domain photograph - Montana Folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Butte Mineyards, Badger State Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-I Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More