View of the D.M. & I.R. Ore Dock 6 in the Duluth Harbor. Moored at the dock are "D.M. Clemson" and an unidentified ore boat. Each ore boat has a bumboat beside it (a bumboat is a floating supply store). The Clemson is being loaded. Also in the photograph is Steam Locomotive 205.
Cable to power an electric shovel is laid by Snyder Mining Company at the Webb Mine near Chisholm. This truck shows signs of wear; its crew of four is visible.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota in the winter with the village of North Hibbing on the edge of the mine at the cutoff at Cedar Street and First Avenue. The photograph depicts North Hibbing buildings: Jefferson School, Lincoln School, Oliver Hotel, and housing area. The mid section of the photograph depict several steam shovels. The right area of the photograph depicts South Hibbing in the background. The water tower is near the cemetery.
Panoramic view of mine scene (presumably the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts a large dragline style shovel with portable crusher. The middle section of the photograph depicts mining operations in the foreground and Quonset hut style buildings in the background. The right area of the photograph depicts a location housing area with water tower.
Panoramic view of mine scene (presumably the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts several pieces of mining equipment mounted on rail cars. The right area of the photograph depicts a smoke stack and the body of a power shovel cut off by the edge of the photograph. Railroad tracks are noticeable throughout the mine scene.
Panoramic view of the Mahoning-Hull Rust Open Pit mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The photograph depicts several pallets of railroad ties on the left side of the scene. A bridge can be seen in the middle background of the photograph. The right side of the photograph depicts two steam locomotives hauling full ore cars while a power shovel operates at a lower tier of the mine. The photograph is captioned: "Mahoning-Hull Rust - Mine, Hibbing, Minn. --Large's Open Pit in the world--".
Panoramic view of mine scene (possibly the Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota). The foreground of the photograph depicts power shovels, core drills and what appears to be a newly installed power pivotal shovel of which four persons are standing nearby). Civilian vehicles are depicted throughout the photograph. The background of the photograph depicts a 1930s style water tower and a conveyor belt structure.
Panoramic view of the Mahoning Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota in the foreground of this photograph to include a steam locomotive and steam shovels in operation. The background depicts how close the mining operations were to the village operations. The background depicts such landmarks as the Oliver Hotel, Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln Schools, water towers of South Hibbing and the South Hibbing Power Plant Stack.
Panoramic view of mine scene (presumably the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts mining buildings, power poles, etc. stationed on top edge of mine. The mid portion of the photograph depicts railroad ties on pallets, a steam locomotive and railroad ore cars. Railroad tracks are visible throughout the mine scene. The right area of the photograph depicts a smoke stack, water tower and buildings stationed on top edge of the mine.
Panoramic view of mine scene (presumably the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts a steam locomotive and a dragline style shovel loading ore cars. The mid section of the photograph depicts a location housing area. The right section of the photograph depicts a steam shovel, a developed road with power poles lining the road and a demolished building.
Panoramic view of an open pit mining scene in early winter. The background throughout the photograph is that of a forested area. The foreground depicts an open pit mining operation including production trucks, power shovels, mining drills, dragline type shovels, pipes and pipelines, power poles and lines. Ore railroad cars are located in the left background area of the photograph. Several tiers of open pit mining are noteworthy in this photograph.
Panoramic view of mining operation at an unknown mine in northeastern Minnesota on Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range. The left area of the photograph depicts empty ore railroad cars in the background and a mine drill and a power shovel. The central area of the photograph depicts a conveyor system, several production trucks and mining drills. the right area of the photograph depicts mining reclamation dumps.
Panoramic view of a mining scene of unknown vicinity. The left area of the photograph depicts a fueling station in the foreground and a water tower and housing area of unknown vicinity in the background. The center and right area of the photograph depicts a headframe and roadway in the foreground and mining building and cattle grazing in the background.
Panoramic view of a mining scene of unknown vicinity. The left area of the photograph depicts a pipeline to a tailings pond and an incomplete trestle in the foreground. The background depicts a woodland area. The center area of the photograph depicts a headframe and two steam locomotives hauling cars in opposite directions of each other. The right area of the photograph depicts a housing area and railroad cars.
Panoramic view of a mining landscape in winter. The background of the photograph depicts a woodland forest with a small lake with an island. The foreground depicts berms and dumps and a roadway passing through the scene leading toward the waterway. Three mining shacks are located on the right side of the photograph.
The Pioneer Mine was the largest and longest lasting of the five Ely mines. It closed on April Fool's Day 1967. It had two operating shaft structures with the "A" shaft still in existance as part of the Pioneer Mine Heritage complex.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1948-01-01 - 1957-01-01
Description:
A map of the 23rd level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum. (There is an additional date stamped of 1962-8-1)
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1938-01-01 - 1953-06-01
Description:
A map of the 15th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1939-01-01 - 1957-03-01
Description:
A map of the 17th level at the Soudan Mine continuing from Map One going east towards the Alaska Shaft. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.