Ore Collection

South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. June 1908
Mill at the 130 level. Miner guiding ore into trolley from above. Carpenters saw hanging from the side of chute framework. Pieces of loose timber standing nearby

Cave of Crystals, Naica Mine, Mexico
^BCave of Crystals.^b Geologist in the Cave of Crystals (^ICueva de los Cristales^i) in Naica Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico. The crystals are the largest known in the world

Picture No. 11091681
Galena and Sphalerite the main ore minerals of lead and zinc respectively Date:

Bingham Canyon Copper Mine or Kennecott Mine
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine (Kennecott Copper Mine), Utah, USA Date: circa 1910s

Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s
Australian prospectors panning for gold, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870s
Chestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado, during the mining boom, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Industry / Metals / Steel
A modern steelworks - iron running out of the blast furnaces in which iron ore has been blasted to yield molten pig-iron

Cassiterite, Wherry Mine, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Cassiterite with quartz. A very rich tin ore of a brown colour with black crystals of a curious form on the surface intermixed with white quartz

Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Ore Boat unloading - Steel Mills
Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Ore Boat unloading at one of the Steel Mills on the Cuyahoga River - the Terminal Tower can be seen in the background - nighttime. Date: circa 1934

Giovanni Luder fioro, asceso in aria per mezzo di un globo aereostatico diretto dal Sig. Dre. Gaet, Cioni Dalla Piazza del Carmine di Firenze il di 16 iuglio 1795 a ore 7 1/2 pomerid e disceso alle 9

Panning for gold, California
Reenactor panning for gold on the American River, where the Gold Rush started, Coloma, California. Digital photograph

Quincy Copper Mine, Hancock, Michigan - Shaft No. 2
Quincy No.2 mine shaft (with the old hoist house at right) at the Quincy Copper Mine, Hancock, Michigan. This amazing structure was eventually replaced with the steel structure at the site today

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, Whaleback ship - Poe Docks
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, Whaleback ship leaving Poe Docks. A whaleback was a type of cargo steamship of unique design

Franklinite, zinc ore
A granular rock composed of white calcite, dull green willemite, red zincite and black franklinite (Zinc Iron Manganese Oxide). See T00387 for a fluorescent view

Smelter - Morenci, Arizona, USA
Smelter - Morenci Copper Mine, Arizona, USA. The Detroit Copper Company started mining at Morenci in 1872. Copper Queen Consolidated Mining bought the property in 1885

Newfoundland - Bell Island - Miners
Newfoundland and Labrador - Bell Island - Miners at a Surface Iron Ore Mine (mining started there in 1895) Date: circa 1908

Native copper, macrophotograph
Native copper. Native copper is copper found naturally in a pure (chemically uncombined) state. Native copper deposits are now almost depleted

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Prospectors panning for gold in the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Copper seam in old mine at Pozos, near San Miguel, Mexico, North America

CORNISH TIN ORE DRESSERS
Cornish ore-dressers. Date: 1869

Plate 1 from Specimens of British Minerals? vol. 1 by P. Ras
Plate 1 entitled Woodlike-tin ores from Specimens of British minerals, selected from the cabinet of P. Rashleigh, of Menabilly, in the County of Cornwall (1797) by Philip Rashleigh

Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter
5310266 Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter. Particles of ore are placed in hopper at the top)

Varieties of gold and silver ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his
FLO4652426 Varieties of gold and silver ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur

A horse-drawn ore train
5311946 A horse-drawn ore train; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a horse-drawn ore train at the surface of a Cornish tin mine. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A female labourer at a tin mine
5310067 A female labourer at a tin mine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall)

Varieties of copper, coppernickel and malachite ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4652420 Varieties of copper, coppernickel and malachite ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden

Varieties of iron ore. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by after an illustration by from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's
FLO4652451 Varieties of iron ore. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by after an illustration by from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur

Washing ore to extract gold, 16th century (engraving)
540732 Washing ore to extract gold, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Water is fed into a sieve containing crushed ore)

A jigging machine at Fowey Consols Copper Mine
5311944 A jigging machine at Fowey Consols Copper Mine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a jigging machine at Fowey Consols Copper Mine, Cornwall)

View of the metal ore veins inside a so-called Stollart in a mountain with unusual parallel veins
FLO4727957 View of the metal ore veins inside a so-called Stollart in a mountain with unusual parallel veins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus

Varieties of lead ores and crystals. Handcoloured copperplate engraved and drawn by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his
FLO4652439 Varieties of lead ores and crystals. Handcoloured copperplate engraved and drawn by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur

Varieties of tin ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae
FLO4652436 Varieties of tin ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son

Calcining (roasting) tin ore, 1876 (engraving)
3478854 Calcining (roasting) tin ore, 1876 (engraving); (add.info.: Calcining (roasting) tin ore: Cornwall. Woman is feeding crushed ore through hopper into Calcining furnace below

The International Exhibition: the New Zealand Court..., 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: the New Zealand Court - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862. '...some articles of furniture

Copper mine or quarry, near Montreal, Canada - from a sketch by our special artist... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Copper mine or quarry, near Montreal, Canada - from a sketch by our special artist, G. A. Andrews, 1860. Excitement due to the...discovery of an immense deposit of copper ore in the hillside near

Hoisting ore & lowering miners, Lead Homestake Mine, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson
Hoisting ore & lowering miners, Lead Homestake Mine, between 1900 and 1910

Hanna's ore plant, Erie, Pa. ca 1900. Creator: William H. Jackson
Hanna's ore plant, Erie, Pa. ca 1900

Whirleys unloading ore, Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] docks, Erie, Pa. ca 1900. Creator: William H. Jackson
Whirleys unloading ore, Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] docks, Erie, Pa. ca 1900

Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind - Pottery, Fragments of Mills, etc, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind - Pottery, Fragments of Mills, etc, 1857. 8th- or 9th-century objects excavated at his own expense by Mr. A. F

Presque Isle ore docks, Marquette, Mich. (1905?). Creator: Unknown
Presque Isle ore docks, Marquette, Mich. (1905?)

Brown electric hoist, unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Brown electric hoist, unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Brown electric hoist, unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Brown electric hoist, unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

The Escanaba ore docks, c1898. Creator: Unknown
The Escanaba ore docks, c1898

Loss of the Schooner "Archus", loaded with Silver-Lead Ore, on the Coast of Greenland, 1856....she put into the harbour of Kajarlik, a small opening in an island of Arksuk [Arsuk] Fiord

Unloading ore at L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. Co.'s docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. ore docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown. L.S. & M.S
L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. ore docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

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"Unearthing the Treasures: A Journey Through the World of Ore" Step back in time to the Australian Gold Rush of the 1850s, where prospectors braved harsh conditions in search of their fortune. Traveling across continents, we arrive at South Condurrow Mine in Camborne, Cornwall. It's June 1908, and miners are tirelessly extracting precious ore from deep within the earth. Venturing further underground, we find ourselves mesmerized by the breathtaking Cave of Crystals in Naica Mine, Mexico. Nature's artistry is on full display as colossal crystals adorn this hidden gem. Picture No. 11091681 captures a moment frozen in time - an image that encapsulates both beauty and industry intertwined through layers of ore. The Leadville boom town emerges before our eyes; it's the bustling Colorado of the 1870s. The clinking sounds echo as miners extract valuable minerals that fuel progress and prosperity. Industries thrive on metals and steel derived from these very ores. They form the backbone of modern civilization - connecting nations and shaping our world into what it is today. Behold Bingham Canyon Copper Mine or Kennecott Mine - a testament to human engineering marvels carved into Utah's rugged landscape. Here, copper flows like veins through rock formations, sustaining economies worldwide. In Wherrytown, Penzance, England lies Cassiterite - a prized tin ore extracted from Wherry Mine. Its significance stretches beyond borders as it contributes to global trade networks and technological advancements. From California's gold rush era to present-day Cleveland Steel Mills unloading iron ore boats along its shores – witness how raw materials shape cities' destinies while forging economic powerhouses. Delve deeper into Quincy Copper Mine located beneath Hancock Michigan; Shaft No. 2 reveals tales etched within its walls – stories echoing resilience amidst adversity for generations past and present alike.