I have been in a few mines out to Ophir recently and have had a great time exploring but it has got me curious about how the mines operated back in the day. A lot of the mines have ore shoots in them. I know that these were use to quickly move ore down from one level to the next. Did they move the ore down these shoots to a certain level then bring it up the tracks out of the mine? Or if they sent the ore down does that mean there is a lower entrance to the mine? I'm just curious because I see ore shoots going up and down from basically the main level of the mines. Once they got the ore out of the mine would they put it in trucks/wagons or would they process it right there?
Also in the Utah Queen there is about a 45* down shoot that has cart tracks going do it. I'm guessing they used a winch of some sort to raise and lower the carts. What has happened to the winch system? I would love to learn more about how the mines operated and what the daily operations were. I think that if I knew how the mine operated it would make the whole experience better. If there is some literature that I could read or that you recommend let me know. Thanks.
Also in the Utah Queen there is about a 45* down shoot that has cart tracks going do it. I'm guessing they used a winch of some sort to raise and lower the carts. What has happened to the winch system? I would love to learn more about how the mines operated and what the daily operations were. I think that if I knew how the mine operated it would make the whole experience better. If there is some literature that I could read or that you recommend let me know. Thanks.
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