ðə mˈaɪnz wɜːɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli sˈoʊld tə ðə bˈɛθlɛhəm mˈaɪnz kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, wˌɪtʃ ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻdli klˈoʊzd ðə mˈaɪnz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.
The mines were eventually sold to the Bethlehem Mines Corporation in 1922, which unexpectedly closed the mines in 1929.