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 Post subject: Cogill Mine Hike Photos
PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:01 pm 
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This past Sunday, a group of us did a mine hike and revisited Cogill Mine. Here are some of the photos from that trip. Most of these are flash shots as I didn't bring all of the light gear on this trip.

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This is a test / prospect pit along the strike of the vein to look for ore



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A small pile of rocks that looked interesting along the way to the mine



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A much larger test / prospect pit, not too far from the mine



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The furthest most shaft of the operation, the second shaft. This image is shining a light down the shaft to illuminate below.



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Another shot of the same shaft looking down it.



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Looking at the first shaft to the operation.



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While difficult to see in this photo, the remains of a horse whim in the distance



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A view looking at the beginning of the open cut for the mine



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Looking the other way at the stope below



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Inside the stope



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Mine researchers photographing the stope



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Another view inside



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A pretty neat ice sculpture inside of the mine



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The end of the open cut. Looking at the water ahead. Also unwater is an untouched stull.



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Inside of the lower tunnel for the mine



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A view off of the side tunnel of the mine

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