Headframe

A headframe (gallows frame, winding tower, hoist frame, pit frame, shafthead frame, headgear, headstock, poppethead) is the structure above an underground mine shaft, built for hoisting machines, people, and materials.

This article is about the mining shaft infrastructure. For other uses, see Headstock (disambiguation).
"Gallows frame" redirects here. For the frame of a gallows, see Gallows.
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