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Thetford Mines, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

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Asbestos

Thetford Mines, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

The mine used block-caving to produce asbestos. Scrapers assemble the ore from the different drawpoints here at the grizzly-level, and dump it in the ore shaft to be hauled to the crusher on an even lower level.
June 1981, scanned from slide. Photo by A. Österlöf.
 © AÖPhoto ID: 128162    View Count: 101

Mine

Thetford Mines, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

Old postcard ca. 1910.
Photo ID: 191427    View Count: 54

Ore train arrives to crusher

Thetford Mines, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

June 1981, scanned from slide. Photo by A. Österlöf.
King-Beaver Mine, Thetford Mines
 © AÖPhoto ID: 128164    View Count: 73

Ore waggon

Thetford Mines, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

Waggon used to transport ore to crusher, an upside down v-shaped lift (see next pic) the sides of the cars and thus the ore just fall down in to the crusher.
June 1981, scanned from slide. Photo by A. Österlöf.
King-Beaver Mine, Thetford Mines
 © AÖPhoto ID: 128165    View Count: 91

Scraper

Thetford Mines, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

Scraper has dumped everything in to the chute.
June 1981, scanned from slide. Photo by A. Österlöf.
King-Beaver Mine, Thetford Mines
 © AÖPhoto ID: 128163    View Count: 88
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