Because of the dangers of storing the materials to make explosives as well as the explosives themselves, there were earthen bunkers all across the plant like this.
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Halfway up the coal conveyor, covered in coal dust… black streaks of snot. Starting to get good.
Inside the pilot copper concentrator.
The newer tunnels were fitted with these fluorescent lights, although some skylights (block glass embedded in skywalks) let in some natural light during the day.
Heavy steel doors to isolate the underground magnetic separation mill from Eagle Mine’s main tunnel.
The generator hall of the last power station, as seen from the gantryway.
In the steam plant, steam pipes bundled in canvas and asbestos criss-cross the walls.
When I see this picture, I imagine that I am an ant exploring a mushroom farm.
Taken as I drove out of Silverton, CO. One of my favorite landscapes of 2015. Want a print? Email me!
The southernmost houses in Gilman are seen through the pines on the right, near the tram stop.