Cobalt in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Tripod Drill

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 1, 2022

1. Tripod Drill Marker

Inscription.
Drilling and blasting on surface required a very heavy drill that wouldn’t move as it drilled. The answer was the Tripod Drill which was a drifter machine mounted on a very heavy frame. These machines were used to drill in the open cuts in some areas in the Cobalt Camp. They were too bulky to be used underground in tunnels and their real advantage was drilling to mine veins exposed on surface.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 47° 23.735′ N, 79° 41.127′ W. Marker is in Cobalt, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. It can be reached from Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in the small interpretive park on the north side of the Pan Silver Headframe. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Silver Street, Cobalt ON P0J 1C0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northeastern Ontario

and specifically in Northern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mucking Machine or Overshot Loader (here, next to this marker); Bar and Arm Drill (here, next to this marker); Side Dump Cars (a few steps from this marker); Battery Tramming Motor (a few steps from this marker); Cobalt Mining / L’exploitation Minière de Cobalt (a few steps from this marker);

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City of Cobalt Shaft / Le puits de mine de la Ville de Cobalt (a few steps from this marker); Silver Mining in Canada / Production de L'argent au Canada (a few steps from this marker); Centennial Time Capsule (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cobalt.

Also see . . . Rock Drill (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Rock drills may be mounted for anchoring against the rockface in several different ways. For downward vertical drilling, particularly in quarrying, rock drills may be mounted on tripods with attached weights so as to provide sufficient pressure against the surface.

(Submitted on April 25, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 1, 2022

2. Tripod Drill & Marker

Rock drill mounted on a tripod. The large objects on the legs are weights to anchor it down into position.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.