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Miner-Denver
Timeline: 1967-1970

Miner-Denver lift advertisement (Picture thanks to Chairlift.org)

Miner-Denver was a small aerial lift manufacturer located in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1967, the company closed only 3 years later in 1970, although it managed to install 17 lifts in North America at ski resorts like Steamboat, A-Basin and Squaw Valley.

It's currently unknown why Miner-Denver closed so quickly, but some speculation has to due with the death or health of the head engineer of the company or Miner-Denver owed Cutler-Hammer a lot of money. After one of those incidents took place, Miner-Denver was purchased by Cutler-Hammer; a large electrical conglomerate, shortly after it was founded.

One thing that's known is that Miner-Denver's lifts were rather cheap to purchase. However, many of the Miner-Denver lifts that are still in operation have been retrofitted by other lift manufacturers, consisting of drive, carrier and grip replacement.

A Miner-Denver chairlift at the now defunct Tyrolean Hills, Gaylord, MI (Picture thanks to Mike M.)

A list where some Miner-Denver lifts were installed:

A-Basin, CO
Brian Head, UT
Eldora, CO
Otsego, MI
Porcupine, MI
Santa Fe, NM
Squaw Valley, CA
Steamboat, CO
Tyrolean Hills, MI

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Here are some pictures of Miner-Denver lifts.

An old Miner-Denver drive unit at Tyrolean Hills, MI. (Picture thanks to Mike M.)

A close up shot of the bullwheel gear. (Picture thanks to Mike M.)

A Miner-Denver return station at Tyrolean Hills, MI. (Picture thanks to Mike M.)

A Miner-Denver grip.
(Picture thanks to Mike M.)

The return station of the Headwall lift at Steamboat, CO.

A Miner-Denver tower at Steamboat CO.