Drilling on a high pillar in Republic Steel mines at Mineville

Caption on photo reads: Drilling down holes on a high pillar – Clonan 21 area.

Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971.

Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.

Where: Mineville
When: 1940-1950
Work: Extractive and Mining Industries
Institution: Adirondack History Museum
Tags: machinery

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