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    2024 Mining History Association

     

     Park City Museum

     

    Park City, Utah

    June 5, 2024

     

     

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    (Left) Pumps and drainage tunnels were the solution to the problem of water that plagued mine operations.  Click Here to see the pump in action.  After viewing the Cornish pump animation, close the video player to return to this page.

     

    (Above) A huge Cornish pumping engine was used to remove water from the Ontario Mine.

     

     

    This unique three-story model starts on the second story of the museum. Pushbuttons identify the various features shown in the model.  The tramway carried ore to the mill at the bottom of the hill.

     

    The headframe, hoist house, and pumping engine are located at the top of the hill.

    This portion of the model shows how a pipe-like ore body has been removed and replaced with square set timbers that have been filled with waste rock to support the stope.

     

    A view of the model on the first floor of the museum.

    (Left) Precut square set timbers are lowered down the mine shaft and trammed to mining areas of the level.

     

    (Above) A view of a square set stope being mined.  For the most part, the miners are protected from falling ore and rock by working under the support provided by the sets.

     

     

     

    Disclaimer:  You may have noticed that the MHA Web Coordinator, a retired mining engineer, loves mine models.  The Park City Museum has some beauties.  They are a great way to explain the mining process and mine layout.  Mine models and geologic models of ore bodies were used in countless court cases involving charges of mines trespassing and illegally removing ore from adjacent claims.  Apologies to those who do not share his fascination for models.

         		 

    A portion of Collier’s 1932 Park City Mining Claim Map.

    The jumble of the hundreds of mining claims and drainage

    tunnels shown on the map and the rugged topography can

    be bewildering to prospectors, miners, AND visitors alike.

    		 

    These MHAers were delighted to discover this unique plastic topographic model of the Park City Mining District.

     

    By pushing a button or several at the same time, the underground workings of each mine are illuminated. See the examples below.

     


     

     

    The model solves the mystery of “What’s Underneath Your Skis [or Your Feet].”

    		  

     

    Special thanks to the Park City Museum for being a sponsor of the

    2024 Mining History Association Conference and for the hospitality

    shown the MHAers visiting the museum during the conference.

     

     

    Photos Courtesy of Susan and Mike Canty, Pat and Mike Kaas.

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