The Story of Lead

[GregLaROCHE]

I found this history of lead mining interesting and thought others would too.
https://youtu.be/6HhdkkdsvTM

[Ural Driver]

Great video. One of my Uncles worked for St. Joe Lead pretty much his entire life......thanks for the memories. 8-)

[abunaitoo]

Are there still lead mines in operation????

[Gtek]

That voice is familiar, Paul Harvey the rest of the story?

[Gtrubicon]

I think that video was prior to Paul Harvey, I miss his broadcast

[waksupi]

Are there still lead mines in operation????

It comes as a major byproduct of other mining operations.

[mattw]

Wow, that was interesting!

[curioushooter]

Go to Pitcher Oklahoma someday and tell me what you think.

[skeettx]

Thank you
Mike

[TyGuy]

My house sits on the land that this video was recorded on! If memory serves me, that facility closed in the 1970’s. My property was purchased from the company in the late 80s. The main facility is still standing and they have converted the powerhouse into a mining museum. It’s a neat way to spend an afternoon. They opened an off-road park behind it where folks can play in the sand tailings with 4wheelers and trucks. In an somewhat ironic twist they recently turned the reservoir wall into the massive backstop for a public shooting range. From mining lead out of the ground to putting it back in!

[marek313]

I feel like all the new green deal SJWs need to watch this. I think California needs a reminder as to where its all coming from and why its not that bad to hunt with lead or shoot some rounds into dirt provided your not polluting any water supplies. I'm just putting it back where it came from what do you want from me lol.

Political correctness is ruining our way of life almost every day now as it feels.

As a caster all I can say is I wish I had couple of those stacks as mine is almost gone :violin:

[white eagle]

wow days gone by
interesting

[Jniedbalski]

Very good video. I live about 45 miles south. This was a huge plant.

[Jniedbalski]

It is a young Paul Harvey voice you hear.

[whisler]

Just tried to watch it and get a "video unavailable" message. Utube strikes again!

[GregLaROCHE]

It is a young Paul Harvey voice you hear.

I’ll have to listen to it again for his voice. I always enjoyed his short radio shows, especially far away from home, listening to them at noon on Armed Forces Radio.

[Jniedbalski]

I use to listen to him in the 80’s on my delivery rout. I miss his broadcast

[am44mag]

Just tried to watch it and get a "video unavailable" message. Utube strikes again!

It still works for me. It might have been your internet or something. Try it again.

[FISH4BUGS]

Jeez....OSHA, MSHA and the EPA would have a field day at those locations! No wonder we don't have any more lead mines here.

[whisler]

Works now, thanks.

[abunaitoo]

I wonder how many of the worker died of lead poising.
If they all did not, they it might not be as big a problem as gooberment is telling us.
Like many other things, gooberment wouldn't lie to us. Would they??????

[Geezer in NH]

Seems coal miners have more problems eh?

[TyGuy]

I wonder how many of the worker died of lead poising.
If they all did not, they it might not be as big a problem as gooberment is telling us.
Like many other things, gooberment wouldn't lie to us. Would they??????

Taking the tour of the museum there I asked about lead poisoning among the miners. The guide said that the galena ore really didn’t cause problems until it was refined. They said that the staff working the smelter were the ones that ended up with lead related health issues. The miners were more likely to be physically injured by heavy equipment, falling debris, or simply falling themselves.