Empire Mines, installing inclined safety catches

dc.date	1900?-1999?
dc.date.accessioned	2007-01-03T05:59:11Z
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-03T09:23:17Z
dc.date.available	2007-01-03T05:59:11Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-03T09:23:17Z
dc.identifier	libimagesU1339
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11124/6742
dc.description	Date scanned: 2002-6-28.
dc.description	Side view. Empire Mines, Grass Valley, Calif.
dc.description	Held in the Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines.
dc.description	Donor: United States Bureau of Mines.
dc.description.abstract	Equipment is photographed to illustrate the installation of safety catches at the Empire Mines, California. Gold was discovered in Grass Valley in 1850. The Empire Mine operated from 1850 to 1956 and was one of the richest and largest mines in the US, producing some 5.8 million ounces of gold. The Mine site was acquired by the State of California in 1975 and turned into a state park.
dc.publisher	Colorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library
dc.rights	Rights management statement available at: http://library.mines.edu/digital/rights.html
dc.subject	Gold mines and mining
dc.subject	Mine safety
dc.subject	Underground mining
dc.title	Empire Mines, installing inclined safety catches
dc.type	StillImage
dc.contributor.institution	Arthur Lakes Library
dc.contributor.institution	Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive
dc.contributor.institution	United States. Bureau of Mines

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