Front:
DANGER
No. 4 Shaft Hoist - Star Morning Mine, Deepest Lead-Zinc Mine In The World
Photo by Ross Hall
Back:
THIS 2500 H.P., DIRECT CURRENT, DOUBLE DRUM
HOIST, is located 2 miles underground at Burke,
6 miles northeast of Wallace, Idaho. Manufactured
in Scotland, this huge machine is intended to lift
9-ton payloads at 2,034 ft. per minute for a dis-
tance of 7,150 ft. It currently is hoisting ore 5900
ft. from the 7500 ft. level (deepest single shaft
in the nation) where the rock temp. is 1120. Hecla
Mining Company operates this 1,000 ton-per-day
mine in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District.
Pub. by Ross Hall Scenics, Sandpoint, Idah ?864
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