This silver mine preserves two features of bygone practice. One is the reversible waterwheel of the ore-hoist, which originally was installed in 1565 and currently dates back to 1824. The present wheel is 9 meters in diameter and reaches a depth of 700 meters.
Wheel
![Samson Mine Reversible Waterwheel & Man Engine](/sites/default/files/styles/landmark_node_/public/landmarks/images/Samson_Mine_Man_Engine.jpg?itok=bTw9u-Jo)
![Pelton Impulse Water Wheel](/sites/default/files/styles/landmark_node_/public/landmarks/images/Pelton_Impulse_Water_Wheel.jpg?itok=ibLUvBNh)
Water wheels have been used to power mills and pumps for centuries. However, the traditional water wheel was inefficient: water hitting a bucket would splash back against the next bucket, slowing the wheel. This is especially true when water is delivered to the buckets under very high pressure.
Innovations
![Pelton Impulse Water Wheel](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/landmarks/images/Pelton_Impulse_Water_Wheel.jpg?itok=zMCFxzLt)
Water wheels have been used to power mills and pumps for centuries. However, the traditional water wheel was inefficient: water hitting a bucket would splash back against the next bucket, slowing the wheel. This is especially true when water is delivered to the buckets under very high pressure…
Read More![Samson Mine Reversible Waterwheel & Man Engine](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/landmarks/images/Samson_Mine_Man_Engine.jpg?itok=MkrUCQgk)
This silver mine preserves two features of bygone practice. One is the reversible waterwheel of the ore-hoist, which originally was installed in 1565 and currently dates back to 1824. The present wheel is 9 meters in diameter and reaches a depth of 700 meters.
Second, the man engine of…
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