Diagram of breccia pipe uranium mine
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Detailed Description
This illustration by USGS water data specialist Ben Siebers shows a breccia pipe uranium deposit deep underground. Miners dig tunnels and shafts to reach the uranium. At the top of the mine, there is a tall structure called a "head frame" used to lower miners and equipment into the mine and to lift the uranium ore back up to the surface.
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Public Domain.
Illustration by USGS water data specialist Ben Siebers.