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Metadata
Title |
MINE, Cut-and-Fill Stopes, Stope Jumbos |
Description |
Series of photographs of jumbo stopes. 241-5Man with two drilling machines. 241-8Man drilling. 241-9A miner at the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, SD, uses a jackleg drill, powered by compressed air through Goodyear Plicord air hose, to prepare a safe work area. Huge bolts will be driven into the holes being drilled to stabilize rock overhead. The largest underground gold mine in the Western Hemisphere, Homestake uses almost nine miles of hose in a typical year 241-10Two men drilling. 241-11Man with two drills. 241-13Man drilling. There is writing on the walls in red, "67 64 65 64". 241-14Man with two drills. 241-15Man drilling. 241-16Man drilling. 241-17Man drilling. 241-18Man with two drills. 241-21Man with two drills. 241-22Man with two drills. 241-23Proofs sheet with ten images. Photographs of men drilling. |
Collection |
Homestake Mining Company Collection |
Object Name |
Series, Archival |
Catalog Number |
HMCC 241 |
Print size |
Please See Metadata for Print Sizes |
Search Terms |
Drilling Homestake Mining Company Lead Men Miners Mining |