Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Darling Cinder Pit
Cinder mine in Coconino County, Arizona From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Darling Cinder Pit is a cinder pit mine near Winona, Arizona. It was named in honor of William B. Darling, a local railroad engineer.[1]
 | This article needs attention from an expert in geology. See the talk page for details. (October 2022) |
The mine is located near Cinder Mountain, a Tappan age basaltic cinder cone north east of Winona[2] In 1985 it was noted that the pit was the largest cinder-producing site in Arizona, with Arizona having the highest cinder production of any state in the US.[3] It was used by the Santa Fe Railroad to produce pumice[4] for track bed materials.[5][6] It has also been mined for use scoria to make cinder blocks for the building industry.[7] The railroad installed a Sauerman bucket and an anchor tower to transport rock to hoppers.[8]
Remove ads
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads