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61) Mucking machine
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Air operated mucking machine preparing to load material. The scoop would go over the mucking machine and empty the ore into the cart behind. Operator controls were at the left side of the machine.
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Closeup of the flume used to dump "muck' onto the conveyor. This conveyor carried the ore to a series of crushing machines. Conveyors were used extensively in the mine. [related to photo 2007.008.090]
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Lead flotation cell separating the lead from the crushed rock. Lead and gold were removed from the muck before the zinc was separated.
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Gilman power plant under renovation. The house in the immediate left background is where the Enzenroth family lived. Directly behind and to the left of the Enzenroth house is the Hess house. The Schlegel house is to the right of the Hess house. The school fence is visible at upper right.
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Power station upgrade in Gilman. The long house in the background is where the Schlegel family lived. The school yard fence is visible at upper right.
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Installing transformers and connecting terminals to main power line.
68) Cyanide mixing
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Cyanide mixing machine in the mine at Gilman. Cyanide was shipped to the mine in 50 gallon drums and required the use of rubber gloves in handling.
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Bill May adjusting the controls on the compressor at Belden; Harold Steinmeyer supervising.
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The cyanide injecting machine inside the mill at Gilman. Cyanide was used to clean the ore for processing. A pressure gauge is seen at the top of the injectors.
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Electrically activated shaft weights in the mill section at Gilman Mine.
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Flotation area for the zinc ore. Water valves are shown at the bottom of the table.
74) Flotation area
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Floation area for the zinc ore at Gilman. Flotation tables were used to seperate the zinc and lead from the waste in the mining process. Further processing separated the lead and the zinc.
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Staff meeting at the Gilman Mine. Left to right, Harold Steinmeyer, Gordon Craig, Frank Maloit, Bob Radabaugh, Dick Sayers, Bill Jude.
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Flotation stations in the zinc section of the mill at Gilman. The flotation stations were part of the process of refining the zinc ore.
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Moving transformers into place at Gilman. The power plant was located near Hwy 24 and was on the southeast edge of Gilman, above the town.
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Power station upgrade at Gilman. New "arms" can be seen for transformer placement.
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Moving new transformers into place at Gilman, using a combination of crane lifting and human placement.
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Power company employees supervising the installation of transformers at Gilman.
