Southwest US National Parks / GrandCanyon (50)
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11/22/2004

Remnants of an old copper and uranium ore mine hoist that operated in the park in the 1950's and 1960's. Mining in national parks is almost unheard of, but this is one instance of it. The mine itself was several hundred feet below the canyon rim and a there was a very extensive set of tunnels created.

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GrandCanyon (50)