Flotation cells in the mill at the Bradley Mining Company's Stibnite Mine. During World War II, this mine was one of the principal producer of tungsten and antimony in the United States.
Blasting on one of the benches in the open pit mine at Stibnite, circa 1940. The mine, operated by the Bradley Mining Company produced gold, tungsten and antimony between 1927 and the mid 1950's.
Mine and mill buildings at the Bradley Mining Company's Stibnite Mine in 1942. Note the mill building, offices, boarding house and hotel, also the busses and cars. Also note the tailings impoundment to the rear of the mill building. The Stibnite...
Miners in the hoist room at a mine (probably the Checkmate) in the Pearl Mining District, Gem County, ID, Lower left man identified as L.S. Gerlough, later a Rhodes Scholar. Identified by T.D. Gerlough (now of San Francisco) of Squibb & County,...
Mine and Mill Buildings at the Oro Fino Mine on War Eagle Mountain near Silver City in Owyhee County. Photo was taken 1866. The Oro Fino Mine was discovered in August 1863. The mine was worked for a number of years by J. Marion More and David...
Two men hand sorting ore at the Blue Jacket Mine in the Seven Devils Mining District in Adams County. around 1900. Miners sorted ore prior to sending it to a mill for processing. This ensured only the higher grade material was milled.
Miners outside one of the camp buildings at a mine in Rocky Bar, Elmore County, ID, probably taken in late 1800s. The men are holding miners candlesticks with unlit candles, pipes, and other equipment.
Photograph of the Cumberland Mine and mill located on the Orofino Vein System on War Eagle Mountain in Owyhee County near Silver City. Mines on War Eagle produced silver between 1863 and 1875.
Miners standing near the headframe at a mine near Pearl, Gem County, ID, ca. 1899. Note the miners candlesticks and candles in some of the miners hands. Candles were used for lighting underground before the invention of the carbide light.
Photo shows the Pittsburg, Confederate Star, and other properties in the Rocky Bar Mining District in Elmore County prior to 1884. The Elmore Mine mill was later built in this area. Note the man in the foreground.
Ruby Creek Mine near Bovill in Latah County circa 1933. Photo shows mine buildings in fore ground three early 20th Century automobiles are parked in the yard. Two miners are pushing an ore car along the track in the midground of the photo. The...
Mining; Prospecting; Forms (Documents); Meetings; Ore industry;
Collection of documents, letters and assessments, pertaining to Triumph Mining Company. These documents cover the different mining claims owned by the Triumph mine and discusses the differences between the mine with the same name from the 1880s.
