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    1999 Mining History Association Field Trip

     

    Camp Bird Mine

    June 4, 1999

    Host: Tom Rosemeyer

     

    PHOTO GALLERY

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    Early summer breezes make for a dusty day by the Camp Bird Mill tailings ponds.

     

    Mine Manager’s house at the Camp Bird Mine.

    Ore trains on the 14th Level transported ore to the Camp Bird Mill (now dismantled).

    MHAers at the Camp Bird Mine Office.

    Mine loco inside the entrance to the Level 14 adit. Level 1 is near the summit of Imogene Pass, over 13,000 feet high.

     

    Harsh winter weather and the spring run-off has taken a toll on the mine entrance.

    Foundations of the Camp Bird Mill (foreground) and the tailings ponds.

    Aerial view of the Camp Bird mill site and tailings ponds (2002 photo).


    Photo Credits: Mike Kaas

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