Williams, M. L.2007-01-032022-02-032007-01-032022-02-03https://hdl.handle.net/11124/9722Date scanned: 2002-05-17.USBM #58572; Drilling and blasting operations at Velva open-cut mine. Drill has been moved to the side and shot-firer is connecting the blasting lines. Truax-Traer Coal Company, Velva Mine, Velva, North Dakota. (1/18/45 - M.L. Williams).Held in the Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines.Donor: United States Bureau of Mines.Miners connect blasting lines after drilling at the Velva Mine. The Velva Mine was an open cut (open pit) coal mine near Velva, North Dakota. The Mine was operated by Truax-Traer Coal Company. Truax-Traer operated a number of coal mines using strip mining techniques in North Dakota and other states. The Company was purchased by Consolidation Coal Company in 1962.Rights management statement available at: http://library.mines.edu/digital/rights.htmlTruax-Traer Coal CompanyBlastingCoal mines and miningMinersOpen pit miningScenes, snowStillImage