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Photographer: William J. Toman
Taken: August 10, 2010
Caption: Related Marker: General Cross Section of the Mine
Additional Description: Text:The schematic shows a general cross section of the Homestake Mine. Currently there are two vertical operating shafts, the Yates and Ross, which extend 5000 ft. in depth. No. 5 Shaft is a secondary escape shaft which extends to the 5000 ft. level.

There are two "winzes," vertical shafts which start underground. No. 4 Winze operates from the 4850 ft. level to the 7500 ft. level, and No. 6 Winze penetrates from the 4550 ft. level to the 8000 ft. level.

There are 36 levels from the 2150 ft. level to the 7700 ft. level spaced 150 feet apart vertically. The mine has approximately 200 miles of workings on the various levels called drifts and crosscut which provide access between shafts and ore bodies.
Submitted: August 22, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.
Database Locator Identification Number: p123838
File Size: 0.906 Megabytes

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