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Page 271
... trucks along the tunnel to fresh air ; a steam locomotive hauled the little trucks along the ridge to the ore bins at the top of the haulage tramway ; larger trucks were filled with ore and lowered down the haulage by cable ; and ...
... trucks along the tunnel to fresh air ; a steam locomotive hauled the little trucks along the ridge to the ore bins at the top of the haulage tramway ; larger trucks were filled with ore and lowered down the haulage by cable ; and ...
Page 284
... trucks which ran along an old railway formation to the Royal Tharsis shaft . To September 1935 , West Lyell produced 60,000 tons of 1.86 per cent copper , of which 16,000 tons had been mined in the short - lived underground workings ...
... trucks which ran along an old railway formation to the Royal Tharsis shaft . To September 1935 , West Lyell produced 60,000 tons of 1.86 per cent copper , of which 16,000 tons had been mined in the short - lived underground workings ...
Page 285
... trucks gave way to five - ton trucks , and these were replaced by ten - ton trucks , which in turn were scrap- ped for nineteen - ton semi - trailers . Caterpillar - tracked shovels which lifted one cubic yard of rock were replaced by ...
... trucks gave way to five - ton trucks , and these were replaced by ten - ton trucks , which in turn were scrap- ped for nineteen - ton semi - trailers . Caterpillar - tracked shovels which lifted one cubic yard of rock were replaced by ...
Contents
A Silver Lining | 6 |
gorge 1896 | 39 |
Miners gathered at the mouth of the bonanza tunnel | 74 |
Copyright | |
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