Cooley Brothers placer operation showing stripping of overburden

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Author
Barbre, Thos. J.
Date
1940?
Keywords
Mining -- Machinery and equipment
Placer mining -- Colorado -- Park County
Mining machinery -- Colorado -- Park County

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https://hdl.handle.net/11124/173649
Abstract
View of stripped foreground, with equipment stripping the overburden from the Cooley Brothers placer property; mountains are in the background.
Caption reads: "Cooley Brothers placer operation, Como, Colorado. Caterpillar and Le Tourneay Carryall is used for stripping three to four feet of overburden from the pay dirt. Park County. 5000 cu.yd dragline dredge. No. 2701."
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