Lead and Zinc
Public wiki for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Missouri Lead and Zinc Mine was a reproduction of a typical zinc mine in the Joplin district of Southwestern Missouri.
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| Location | Mining Gulch |
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| No. of Buildings | 2 |
Description[edit | edit source]
Upon a hill at the head of the mine is a miner's cottage displaying ore sample.
The mine itself was built into the hill with supporting timber columns. Within the mine were several chambers, showing displays of how lead, zinc, calcite and marcasites occur in the ground. The collection of lead ores displayed included one rock weighting 150 lbs, and other specimens being worth hundreds of dollars.
The mine showed the shaft and several machines for drilling and blasting, as well as the twelve foot fan for cooling the World's Fair mine. [1]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mary C. Dorris "Mining Gulch at Great World's Fair." Nashville Banner. 21 Sep. 1904, p. 8.
