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Craig C
posted three photos with the comment:
Super impressive mechanical machine from 1918. That's the largest steam powered hoist dru - for a 9000'+ incline. 1000000+ lbs put together in pieces after the building was up due to delivery delays because of steel rations in WWI.
Terrifying man skip too!
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This appears to be next to the drum in Photo 3 above.
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Jim Roepke posted
The Quincy Copper mine in Hancock Michigan had the Nordberg Steam Hoist. It is the world’s largest steam-powered hoist engine ever built. Sitting inside a historic concrete hoist house, it used 1.7 million pounds of steel to pull up to five miles of cable. The house steam engines were rated at 1250 horse power (2500 combined) The 2,500 horsepower directly rotated a 30-foot wide winding cable drum, converting massive torque into high-speed vertical lifting capacity. It generated an astronomical 386,176 foot-pounds (ft-lbs) of torque. It could hoist an overall weight of 16 tons per trip at a speed of 36 mph. With depths over 9000 feet[ 2.7km].
Ken Jamin: Interesting drum that is tapered for more torque when there is more weight (cable) to lift because the hoist is lower. |
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| MikeOnline, this webpage has a nice history and many more photos |
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QuincyMine
"Quincy Mine is nestled in the quiet town of Hancock, Michigan. The Quincy Mining Company was one of the largest producers of copper within this area’s world renowned mining district. Operating underground from 1846 to 1945, the Quincy Mine produced nearly one billion pounds of copper that fueled the industrialization of our nation." |
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Quincy Mine posted
The Shaft House is lighted tonight and for the entire month of May for Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Month, to bring awareness for a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body. NF affects one in 2,000 people in all populations. There is no cure, yet. Visit the Children’s Tumor Foundation www.ctf.org or Neurofibromatosis Michigan www.nfmich.org for more information. |
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Jim Roepke posted
The Quincy Smelter (also known as the Quincy Smelting Works) in Hancock, Michigan, was built in 1898 on the shores of the Portage Canal. It is the last remaining and best-preserved early 20th-century copper smelter in the United States, used to process raw copper ore into pure copper ingots The Quincy Smelter (also known as the Quincy Smelting Works) in Hancock, Michigan, was built in 1898 on the shores of the Portage Canal. It is the last remaining and best-preserved early 20th-century copper smelter in the United States, used to process raw copper ore into pure copper ingots. |
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Jim Roepke commented on his post
A few more pictures |
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Quincy Mine posted
Looking for something to do on a rainy day? How about a trip back into history with a tour at Quincy Mine! Our early tours are already booked, but we'd be glad to do a tour at 1:30 pm today (Friday) if enough folks are interested. And to make it even more enticing, this is an "Everyone's a Student!" weekend in celebration of MTU commencement. Show up with a student and everyone gets in for the student price! (half off for adults!). Book online at www.quincymine.com or call the Gift Shop at 906-482-3101 for more information. |
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