The quenching water was reused over and over.
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The purpose of the concentrator was to separate the gold and silver-rich ore from the waste rock. You can tell from the design that the process relies heavily on gravity.
Footprints of houses past; tailings of mines past.
Spots of yellow gravel mark gold mines with nothing left on the surface. Is this one of the drainage pipes?
Portland Huron and downtown Duluth from the end of the Elevator A slip.
An experimental shaft dug in the 1950s and its Hoist House.
The hiking around Central City is beautiful and full of history. Just get a proper topo map!
Looking up from the train shed. The building was consistently crumbling and I wish I had worn a hard hat in this area.
In the distance, a semi truck kicks up fresh rain from the highway. As seen from the top of the steel blast door.
In the distance, the San Haven Sanatorium water tower.