A closeup of a soon-to-be-scrapped crane pulley.
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I am not sure what caused the discoloration, but two of the walls near the door to the machine shop are stained yellow-red. I assume this had to do with the walls in relation to blowing piles of iron ore, and that the walls have been partly infused with iron oxide. Any other ideas?
The gold mine is now a gravel pit.
The sign that greets visitors to the ghost town of Colmor. Nothing says ‘welcome’ like birdshot.
Beautiful belt wheels above the grain cribs. Getting to the spot where this was taken is now impossible, and I don’t know whether these remain or not anymore.
The last tailings on a broken conveyor belt.
The entry point for the painting shed on the top floor. Cars would have a few feet in between them before they entered. Separate sheds would prime and add color.
There big filters helped the mill sort through the flour, for additional milling, for example.
A hydraulic ‘bridge’ couple lower onto the tracks to bring mine cars into the shaft house, presumably for repair. I haven’t found this system anywhere else, but it makes a lot of sense.
Quincy Smelter, 2014.