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Quincy Mining Company No. 2 Mine Hoist
Society: ASMEMain Category: MechanicalSub Category: Materials Handling & ExtractionEra: 1920-1929DateCreated: 1920The Quincy Mine Hoist AssociationHancockState: MIZip: 49930Country: USAWebsite: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/96-quincy-mining-company-no-2-mine-hoist, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/a59133b1-6a0e-4305-9e3d-096da65f88b1/96-Quincy-Mining-Company-No2-Mine-Hoist.aspxCreator: Quincy Mine Company

The largest mine hoist in the world, it serves the two incline skipways of Shaft No. 2, almost 9,300 feet long. The overhead winding drum has a diameter of 30 feet, of which the cylindrical center section is 10 feet long. The two 10-foot long end sections taper down to a 15-foot diameter. Wire hoisting ropes (almost 27 tons) could be wound onto a small end of the cylindrical drum as the other rope unwound from the cylindrical section.

YearAdded:
1984
Image Credit: Public DomainImage Caption: Quincy Mine No 2 Hoist House. Two cooling ponds sat alongside the hoist house which served the cross-compound condensed Nordberg engine. After passing through the condenser, hot water went through sprays to be cooled before recycling.Era_date_from: 1920
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Quincy Mining Company No. 2 Mine Hoist

The largest mine hoist in the world, it serves the two incline skipways of Shaft No. 2, almost 9,300 feet long. The overhead winding drum has a diameter of 30 feet, of which the cylindrical center section is 10 feet long. The two 10-foot long end sections taper down to a 15-foot diameter. Wire…

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