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Cage used to lift up ore
Cage used to lift up ore
© Ayuntamiento de Bellmunt del Priorat (Photo: Catalina Restrepo Martínez)
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The miner hauls the tub full of ore in this place where he finds another miner. The second miner would ring a bell to have the lift attendant in the headgear lower the cage. This way the ore is carried to the surface.
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