headframe
Sign in to savethumb|right|The Kintore Headframe and winding drums in Broken Hill, New South Wales thumb|Headframe at the Great Western Colliery in [[Hopkinstown Wales UK]] thumb|The steel headframe of the Ottiliae shaft (1876) in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the oldest existing headframe in Germany
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- Types
- Steel
- Concrete
- Symbolism
- See also
- References
thumb|right|The Kintore Headframe and winding drums in Broken Hill, New South Wales thumb|Headframe at the Great Western Colliery in [[Hopkinstown Wales UK]] thumb|The steel headframe of the Ottiliae shaft (1876) in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the oldest existing headframe in Germany
A headframe (gallows frame, winding tower, hoist frame, pit frame, shafthead frame, headgear, headstock, poppethead) is a tall timber, steel or concrete structure above an underground mine shaft. Headframes are built to safely handle loads from mine hoisting systems and to facilitate easy movement of rock, equipment, people and materials into and out of the mine shaft. Headframes are an iconic feature of active and former mining landscapes worldwide, often becoming symbols of their mines and communities built around them.