COLLECTION NAME:
NNRy Background and History Information
Record
Title:
Veteran
Description:
The underground Veteran mine was operated from 1908 until 1914. Ore was transported by the NNRy during this period, and Veteral ore was the first ore concentrated at the McGill concentrator. On July 1, 1909 a miners strike began at Veteran and the mine was idle until November 1911, a period of more than two years. At the close of 1913, total Veteran production had been 900,000 tons of ore, equivalent to 33-million pounds of recovered copper.
Open pit stripping started in 1952 at the Veteran Pit (a joint pit of Kennecott and Coppermines claims) which was operated by Kennecott. Ore shipments were started in 1954. Ore cars were truck loaded and switched by gravity and with a large Hough Loader. In 1957, a 60-class GE 70-ton diesel started switching ore cars at Veteran. Ore cars were moved to the Copper Flat Yard by Kennecott's Copper Flat switch engine.
Open pit stripping started in 1952 at the Veteran Pit (a joint pit of Kennecott and Coppermines claims) which was operated by Kennecott. Ore shipments were started in 1954. Ore cars were truck loaded and switched by gravity and with a large Hough Loader. In 1957, a 60-class GE 70-ton diesel started switching ore cars at Veteran. Ore cars were moved to the Copper Flat Yard by Kennecott's Copper Flat switch engine.
Veteran
