Call NumberX-61002CreatorAMAX, Inc.SummaryView of an open pit Molybdenum mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; mining machinery includes a scoop-crane, a dump truck, a tracklayer tractor, and a truck.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectClimax Mine (Lake County, Colo.)Leadville (Colo.)Dump trucks--Colorado--LeadvilleHoisting machinery--Colorado--LeadvilleMining--Colorado--LeadvilleGeographic AreaLeadville (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710061002Type of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromAmax, September 6, 1980.NotesTitle and "Prior to operating as an open pit, conventional tunneling techniques were used. Some of the 'drifts' or tunnels are visible in the shadowed part of the pit, upper center. 25531-116," "photograph courtesy of: Henderson Mine Public Relations Department Box 68, Empire, CO, 80438 (303)569-3221." from typed label attached to back of print. R7100610026
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