A Mile Deep and Black as Pitch

Download or read book A Mile Deep and Black as Pitch written by Carrie Papa and published by McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Franklin and Sterling Hill mines of northern New Jersey are known for the quality, diversity, and complexity of their zinc ores and associated mineral wealth and for the important role they played in the zinc mining history of the United States. This book delves into the experiences and memories of thirty-four narrators whose lives have intersected with the history and legacy of these mines and the New Jersey Zinc Company, the corporation that developed and worked these mines between 1897 and 1986. The narrators provide perspectives on the mines and mining operations, life in the company towns, and the legacy of what were once superlative examples of corporate U.S. mining enterprises.