Belden, Colorado
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Belden as seen from Gilman. On the left are the loading tippel, steam room and dryer. Loading tippel is extended over the railroad cars to be filled with ore. A surface tram carrying ore ready for loading is visible behind the loading tippel.
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New dryer being put in place at Belden. Drying fins are seen in the inside of the dryer.
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Moving the zinc dryer from a railroad car into the dryer building at Belden. A wall section approximately 60 feet long has been removed in the dryer building to move this equipment
into the facility.
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Moving a dryer section into place by blocking and chaining. Small sections pf pipe were also used to move the dryer.
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Section of the zinc dryer being fitted into place at Belden. Chains and blocks are used to move the equipment into the building.
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Drills and lathes in the repair area. Welders and machinists were employed by New Jersey Zinc to maintain and recycle equipment. During the 1950s, there were three shifts working each day to maintain production levels.
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Conveyor unloading zinc from the dryer at Belden. The zinc was then taken to the loading tippel to be loaded on railcars. Durbin McIlnay is monitoring the process.
