The Mining on Hazel Creek Fonzie Hall found copper across the river of Welch Cove in 1883. Fonzie Hall went off looking for mica. Fonzie Hall thought he found gold but it ended up being copper. W.S Adams began to mine copper in 1888. Adams planned to make an open heat roaster near the confluence of Sugar Fork in Hazel Creek. The reason Adams planned to this because moving raw ore was not feasible. The closest railhead from the mine was 20 miles. The primary challenge for mining operations was moving the copper one place to another. This was such a challenge because they had to move these giant carts full of copper with horses on slick muddy paths. The solution was a heap roaster which burned down the copper to make it lighter and easier