![Left: What began as a small timber repair evolved into a major reconfiguration of the mine exterior.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_170539998_EP_-1_SROXLUAWRMIE_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Left: What began as a small timber repair evolved into a major reconfiguration of the mine exterior.
May 30, 2017
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May 30, 2017 3 a.m.
Cave-in, no problem
WALLACE — What began as a routine maintenance project on the lower portal at the Silver Sierra Mine in Wallace quickly evolved into something a bit more labor-intensive.