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    2026 Mining History Association

     

    Opening Reception, May 28, 2026

     

    Joplin History and Mineral Museum

    Joplin, Missouri

     

     

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    (Above) Specimens of Galena, the principal lead mineral produced from the Tri-State District.

    (Right) Zinc ingots produced by smelters in the Tri-State and other Districts.



    Guitarist, J. T. Knoll, serenaded us with some ballads from the mining areas.

     

     

    Chris Wiseman, Curator of the Joplin History and Mineral Museum, presented a talk, “Mining, Milling, and Smelting Technology of the Historic Tri-State Lead and Zinc District.

     

     





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    Photos courtesy of Mike Kaas.

     

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