Williams, M. L.2007-01-032022-02-032007-01-032022-02-03https://hdl.handle.net/11124/9719Date scanned: 2002-05-17.USBM #58569; General view of Velva open-cut mine showing haulage units at passing track. Shovel seen is a 2-1/2-yard Bucyrus-Erie electric, loading from 4-foot bottom bench. 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.A view of the Velva Mine in winter shows haulage cars on rails and a shovel. 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 CompanyCoal mines and miningMine railroadsOpen pit miningScenes, snowStillImage