Proposed plans for Crushing, Concentrating, and Storage Plants. Also mill plans and mining equipment rooms featured.
Picture of the engine room. Bessmer gas engine can be seen in the foreground pulling the mill. These engines were two cycle running on natural gas and started on air pressure. In the background are two Chicago Pneumatic gas driven compressors. These were direct connected with the power cylinder on the front and the air on the rear, also two cycle engines. Both air and power pistons were on the same rod.
Breaker Rolls Vogey Mine. This was the secondary crushing operation
Crushers by Webb City and Cartersville Foundry and Machine Works, Plant No. 1. Worker can be seen in the background.
The jig room for Lead and Zinc Mining Co. No. 2’s Coahuila Mine. Two workers can be seen posing for the photo over piles of lead and zinc waiting to be processed. Date unknown.
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