STEEL HEAD-GEAR

Over 5 compartment Vertical Rock Shaft at Wesselton mine. This head-gear may be taken as representative of the first class of steel head-gears erected by this Company. Similar head-gears are at Kimberley, De Beers, & Bultfontein Mines. The Gear is built of Steel lattice work posts & Back braces, with Channel iron cross bracing.General dimensions, : - Height, 82’ to centre of sheaves, Base 43’ – 7 ½” x 19’ – 6” Stretch of back braces from foot of back posts 101’. Diameter of Sheaves 14’ Winding rope 5” cir. Man-cage rope 3 ½” cir. This view also Shows the Boiler & Engine house, Store, and Changehouse.