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The IronMiners are a group of historians and miners dedicated to preserving and continuing the legacy of hard rock mining in the United States. Combining both an historical and forward looking perspective, our mine researchers conduct vigorous examinations both above and below ground to study past producing mines as well as explore potential new mining opportunities. By careful study of mine sites, their cultural and historical significance can also be better appreciated and not forgotten.IronMiners.com was originally launched in 2005 to provide a more thorough profile of the many historic iron mines particularly in the New Jersey – New York Highlands region. However, our work has steadily expanded to include all types of hard rock mines reaching as far west as California and as far north as Alaska. In November of 2011, IronMiners acquired the historic Blackbird Mine in Nevada in an effort to both preserve and resume mining operations.
In the Highlands, many mines appear as just minor pockmarks or trenches in the landscape nearby piles of blasted rock. Years of natural soil movement and erosion have gradually flowed over and into mine workings sometimes obscuring them completely. Alongside these mine workings are archeological remains such as buildings, equipment, horse whims, headframe planks, and even old wagon roads that once scrambled about the rocky terrain.
Where nature has not reclaimed mines, man has. In doing so, man has permanently destroyed the historical and cultural association between town and industry. Throughout many regions in the Highlands, the mining industry was the reason for the town. Localities such as Hibernia, Mount Hope, Ringwood, and Wharton were created around the need to provide places of community for miners and their families.
Where many historical societies leave off, the IronMiners begin with a focus exclusively on hard rock mining in the Highlands region and throughout the United States. Our mine researchers are experienced in mining methods, geology, and above all else, safety in examining sites.
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