http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/10/hoist-building-lineage/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/10/hoist-building-lineage/comment-page-1/#comment-96 explorer Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:39:10 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/10/10/hoist-building-lineage/#comment-96 In the copper country, however, it was actually more expensive to build hoist and shaft buildings out of metal instead of wood. Metal required materials to be shipped in from elsewhere, and mine companies often had to hire outside their own crews to get the expertise needed for such jobs. The decision to move to steel was more one of fire danger and high maintenance, both of which are greatly increased with a wood or masonry structure. In the copper country, however, it was actually more expensive to build hoist and shaft buildings out of metal instead of wood. Metal required materials to be shipped in from elsewhere, and mine companies often had to hire outside their own crews to get the expertise needed for such jobs. The decision to move to steel was more one of fire danger and high maintenance, both of which are greatly increased with a wood or masonry structure.

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