Spargo Hoist & Sinking Bucket

Spargo Hoist & Sinking Bucket (HM2AE0)

Location: Lead, SD 57754 Lawrence County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 21.103', W 103° 46.035'

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Homestake Mining Company

—Lead, South Dakota —

The Spargo Hoist was developed by a Homestake Mining Company engineer. This small, pneumatically operated hoist was used in many applications in the underground Homestake Mine. One of the uses was a sinking hoist; used by mining crews to mine a shaft vertically downward. The hoist was used to lower and raise men, material and equipment. It was also used to hoist out the broken rock after a blast was made. Typically, 6 to 8 feet were advanced downward during every mining cycle.
The sinking bucket was the primary device used to gain access to the bottom of the shaft. Once the bucket was at the bottom, the broken rock was shoveled into the bucket until it was full and hoisted to the working level. Initially, broken rock was shoveled by hand, eventually more efficient and safer mechanical methods were developed to muck the rock.
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HM NumberHM2AE0
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Placed ByBlack Hills Mining Museum
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Date Added Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 at 7:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 598249 N 4911677
Decimal Degrees44.35171667, -103.76725000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 21.103', W 103° 46.035'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 21' 6.1800000000001" N, 103° 46' 2.0999999999998" W
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Area Code(s)605
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 323 W Main St, Lead SD 57754, US
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