Kingman, Arizona Historic photos, documents, and people

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. A huge waste pile, showing a workman near the center picking up still valuable pieces of tungsten ore, which is mined at the Boriana workings and processed at a nearby reco

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. Powdered tungsten ore, mined near Kingman at the Boriana workings. This ore is used to increase the hardness of steel for cutting tools and, since the war, has been used fo

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. A miner going toward a train of mine cars at the entrance of the Boriana mining company. These cars carry tungsten ore to a concentrating plant in the same area. The mine i

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. A general view of the desert mountain type of country in which tungsten ore is mined by the Boriana mining company. Cacti and sage brush, shown here, represent the only veg

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. Mr. Relling, in the laboratory, analyzing tungsten ore and concentrates in a plant near the Boriana mines where the chromium-like metallic elements are obtained

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. A general view showing a huge waste pile and beyond it the recovery plant where tungsten ore is processed. The ore is mined in the nearby Boriana workings

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. A view of the plant where the tungsten ore, mined at the Boriana mine, is processed. Sagebrush and cacti cover the desert mountains surrounding the plant

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. A train of small cars carrying tungsten ore from the Boriana mines to a concentrating plant in the same area. The mine is about forty miles from Kingman

Kingman (vicinity), Arizona. A workman unloading mine cars that have been hauling tungsten ore from the Boriana mine workings to a concentrating plant in the same area

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