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Calumet & Hecla Mining Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Miners, Copper Miners, Accidents Tamarack #3 Shaft 20th Level. First Aid [Underground scene of two miners applying a dressing to a head wound of another miner.]

Scanned: October 10, 2006


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor Tamarack #3 shaft. 20th Level. Loading Car. [Underground scene of miners loading ore cars.]

Scanned: November 9, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor Tamarack #5 shaft. Lowering suspended timber into mine. [Miners watch as timber is lowered by chains into the mine shaft.]

Scanned: November 10, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor Tamarack #5 shaft. 35th Level Tramming Engine [Underground scene of miner operating engine.]

Scanned: November 9, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor Tamarack #5 shaft. 34th S. Lagging stope. [Underground scene of miners lagging logs which is a mining term used to describe material usually plank or split logs, placed on the outside of the main timber sets like a sheathing to keep rock fragments from entering.]

Scanned: November 10, 2009


Tamarack #5 Mancage

Miners, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Tamarack #5 Shaft Mancage at collar [An oversize print of miners in the mancage at the Tamarack #5 shaft. The mancage has two levels and the miners have carbide lamps on their helmets and are carrying lunch pails.]

Scanned: November 29, 2005


Copper Mines - Ahmeek

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Gold Miners, Ahmeek 1 & 2 16th Level Mule Barn [Underground image of a miner taking a mule out of the make shift barn. Another miner works a mule to the right of the photo.]

Scanned: September 25, 2007


Ahmeek Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Miners, Copper Miners Ahmeek # 1 & 2. 12th Level. Mass from 11th Level. [Underground shot of massive piece of copper and six miners.]

Scanned: June 27, 2006


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Ahmeek #2 Shaft 12th level N. Mass front 12th level side. [Miners inspect the large mass of copper discovery]

Scanned: November 9, 2009


Calumet & Hecla Mining Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Miners, Copper Miners Ahmeek #1 Shaft 14th Level. Mule Tramming [Underground scene of a mule hauling a load of ore. Three miners are also shown.]

Scanned: October 10, 2006