Evolution of Mining and Infrastructure at Sunrise, Wyoming

The Sunrise iron-ore mine utilized three major methods of mining: stripping (1899 - 1920), glory hole (1903 - 1941) and block caving (1930s on). All of these methods are represented in some way by the structures and features remaining on the site today.
(2005 National Register of Historic Places)

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