This might have been part of the Pioneer Pellet Plant. It looks to be a ball mill, which pulverizes ore by spinning it with thousands of ball bearings.
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The stairs of this elevator had their landings removed long ago to keep vandals grounded.
A control panel that was mothballed, anticipating a time when the plant may be reactivated.
The Atlas D command building. As Brutalist as it gets.
The hoist signal dangling beside the modern mine shaft would ring a bell next to the giant electric motors that would send the men and machinery into the underground.
Model: Ryan. On the second floor between wooden joists and massive, inert lighting is simply nothing but warped wood, stained with crane grease.
The largest extant structure when I visited.
90% of Brach’s looks like this. Concrete walls, mushroom pillars, and water over the floor.
The exterior of the factory is unassuming
Another. Planet. Coal crushers and the coke loading line.