Bruce Mine Headframe
The Bruce Mine Headframe is the headframe of a former underground mine in Chisholm, Minnesota, United States. It was built 1925–26 and operated until the mine closed in the early 1940s.[2] The Bruce Mine Headframe was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its state-level significance in the theme of engineering.[3] It was nominated for being the last standing example of the headframes that once proliferated on the Mesabi Range. Most of the other headframes were dismantled as open-pit mining overtook underground mining as the dominant extraction method in the region.[2]
Bruce Mine Headframe | |
 The Bruce Mine Headframe viewed from the Mesabi Trail | |
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| Location | off U.S. Highway 169, Chisholm, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 47°28′37.5″N 92°51′54″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1925–26 |
| Built by | International Harvester |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003124[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1978 |
The Bruce Mine Headframe is adjacent to the Mesabi Trail. After six years of planning and negotiation for access rights, the non-profit Chisholm Beautification Association began developing a park around the headframe in 2018.[4]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Nagle, Liza (1977-10-05). National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Bruce Mine Headframe. National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-10-15. With two accompanying photos.
- "Bruce Mine Headframe". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- Tolonen, Marie (2018-06-27). "Bruce Mine Park in Chisholm enters construction phase". Chisholm Tribune Press. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
