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    In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. Modern hoists are normally powered using electric...
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  • hooklift hoist, another machine Hoist (mining), another machine Hoist (flag), the half of a flag nearer to the flagpole Hoist (album), by Phish USS Hoist (ARS-40)...
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    elevators that are under contract. A mining hoist (also known simply as a hoist or winder) is used in underground mining to raise and lower conveyances within...
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    Headframe (redirect from Hoist frame)
    symbol of the region's mining heritage. Look up headframe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hoist (mining) Underground mining Barony A Frame Wikimedia...
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    "Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial. The phrase's meaning is that a...
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    Shaft sinking (redirect from Shaft (mining))
    second compartment is used for one or more skips, used to hoist ore to the surface. Smaller mining operations use a skip mounted underneath the cage, rather...
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    largest steam-driven mine hoist was built in 1918 and housed in the Quincy Number 2 Hoist House. The Nordberg Steam Hoist and its reinforced concrete...
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  • hoist and indicator wheels to show the hoist operator the positions of the skips in the mine shaft. The hoist controllers for modern electric mining hoists...
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    to the slope where a hoist hauled the tubs to the surface. Longwall mining has been extensively used as the final stage in mining old room and pillar mines...
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    tackle Capstan equation Come-along Harness (disambiguation) Hoist (device) Hoist (mining) Parasailing Portsmouth Block Mills Pulley Steam donkey Wire...
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