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Ducktown Basin Museum - Outside exhibits #1

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We planned to go to the museum and visit Copperhill on Monday, Sept. 18th. Ed Faggart stopped by on Thursday when heading to the L&NHS Convention and picked up this photo-copied guide to the outside displays. The Ducktown Basin Museum is headquartered in the former Burra Burra Mine office, so the locations are one and the same.

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1. Ducktown Basin Museum image of miners.
Ducktown Basin Museum image of miners.

2. Ducktown Basin Museum tour brochure.
Ducktown Basin Museum tour brochure.

3. Ducktown Basin Museum tour numbered locations.
Ducktown Museum tour numbered locations.

4. The Burra Burra was named after a large and historic copper mine in Australia. Burra walking tour plaque.
The Burra Burra was named after a large and historic copper mine in Australia. Burra walking tour plaque.

5. Burra Mining In the Copper Basin plaque.
Burra Mining In the Copper Basin plaque.

6. Burra Burra shop (location 17) and crane (19). The head-house for the shaft was demolished years ago. I didn’t follow the numbered location guide.
Burra Burra shop (location 17) and crane (19). The head-house for the shaft was demolished years ago. I didn’t follow the numbered location guide.

7. Boiler house on left (28) and hoist building on right (29). Ducktown is in the background. Burra.
Boiler house on left (28) and hoist building on right (29). Ducktown is in the background. Burra.

8. Burra mine complex in 1940 plaque.
Burra mine complex in 1940 plaque.

9. Burra Ladle (11). The entrance to the museum (former mine office (13) is in the background. Burra.
Burra Ladle (11). The entrance to the museum (former mine office (13) is in the background. Burra.

10. Burra #11 ladle. View 2.
Burra #11 ladle. View 2.

11. Burra #11 ladle plaque.
Burra #11 ladle plaque.

12. Power shovel #10 with bucket detached. Burra.
Power shovel #10 with bucket detached. Burra.

13. Power shovel bucket #10. Burra.
Power shovel bucket #10. Burra.

14. Burra #10 power shovel plaque.
Burra #10 power shovel plaque.

15. Slag from smelting #2. Burra.
Slag from smelting #2. Burra.

16. Burra #2 slag from smelting plaque.
Burra #2 slag from smelting plaque.

17. Matte from roast yard #3. Burra.
Matte from roast yard #3. Burra.

18. Open roasting required much wood for fuel, and the sulfur gas killed the remaining vegetation creating the “moonscape” that made the Tennessee Copper Basin infamous. Burra.
Open roasting required much wood for fuel, and the sulfur gas killed the remaining vegetation creating the “moonscape” that made the Tennessee Copper Basin infamous. Burra.

19. Iron smelter sow #4. Burra.
Iron smelter sow #4. Burra.

20. Burra #4 iron smelter sow plaque.
Burra #4 iron smelter sow plaque.

21. Eimco power shovel and bucket. The Mining Catalogs published by McGraw-Hill Publishing in 1944 shows two “Rockershovel” models, one powered by air and the other by air or electric. The Eimco Corp. of Salt Lake City manufactured a wide variety of mining equipment. Burra.
Eimco power shovel and bucket. The Mining Catalogs published by McGraw-Hill Publishing in 1944 shows two “Rockershovel” models, one powered by air and the other by air or electric. The Eimco Corp. of Salt Lake City manufactured a wide variety of mining equipment. Burra.

22. Sheave wheel #7 from Calloway Mine. Burra.
Sheave wheel #7 from Calloway Mine. Burra.

23. Burra. #7 sheave wheel. View 2.
Burra. #7 sheave wheel. View 2.

24. Burra. #7 sheave wheel plaque.
Burra. #7 sheave wheel plaque.

25. Collapsed #9 portion of the Burra Burra underground mine. The elevated viewing stand has been removed making it difficult to photograph the mine because of the fence.
Collapsed #9 portion of the Burra Burra underground mine. The elevated viewing stand has been removed making it difficult to photograph the mine because of the fence.

26. Ducktown image mine collapse.
Ducktown image mine collapse.

All for now.

Train images used by permission of Everett N Young