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Posts by Ty Gwyn
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| Author | Message |
| Topic: Should we worry yet? | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Midlands Posted: 20/05/2013 10:53:20 Subject: Should we worry yet? What`s the problem if the new owner does open a quarry,it will be work for locals,much needed i would assume. |
| Topic: Mining term: Galloway | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 18/05/2013 23:12:53 Subject: Mining term: Galloway Thanks AR. |
| Topic: Mining term: Galloway | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 18/05/2013 00:02:20
Subject: Mining term: Galloway
AR, Had a look under the Beamish collection on line,could`nt find the photo, Under what catagory would it be? |
| Topic: Pumping Costs/Formulae | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 17/05/2013 09:47:03
Subject: Pumping Costs/Formulae
Knocker,Agricola, You both put it forward more eloquently than myself,but seems to be on the same lines,the intake Agricola mentions,being my make. Depending on the age of mine you wish to p |
| Topic: Pumping Costs/Formulae | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 16/05/2013 23:11:38
Subject: Pumping Costs/Formulae
Going off an abandonment plan,a rough guide to the volume of water in the workings,versus the pumping ratio of the type of pump needed,versus power intake x kw charge Of course the make of |
| Topic: Microbial Coal Conversion | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 16/05/2013 18:41:49 Subject: Microbial Coal Conversion What area`s of the UK hold the largest Lignite reserves? |
| Topic: Britannia Colliery Coal Mine | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 12/05/2013 18:41:32
Subject: Britannia Colliery Coal Mine
Simon, When Nomad mentioned Britannia as a training Pit,i took a look at Abernant,the first of the 3 listed, SN near Pontardawe,Swansea Valley,the Red marker is up in mid Wales Delete |
| Topic: Britannia Colliery Coal Mine | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South West England Posted: 12/05/2013 00:29:45 Subject: Britannia Colliery Coal Mine Miner 1985 did his training there also. |
| Topic: Cornish Engine Houses | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 08/05/2013 23:34:59
Subject: Cornish Engine Houses
Thanks,Graigfawr and Dolcoath. I presume the reason for the large arch at the base of the engine house is for this type of engine? Bryngwyn started 1865/66,good photo on Welshcoa |
| Topic: Cornish Engine Houses | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 08/05/2013 01:17:49
Subject: Cornish Engine Houses
[quote="TheBogieman"]And don't forget the Cornish Engine Houses elsewhere in the UK... Scotts Pit near Llansamlet is well known, Bryn Gwyn Colliery ,Bedwas,is described as an Inv |
| Topic: Any ideas? | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 08/05/2013 00:54:49
Subject: Any ideas?
[quote="somersetminer"][quote="geoff"]I believe it is something that can happen with softish ground and poor air pressure. The drill pushes in with a relatively low rotation speed.[/quote] |
| Topic: Any ideas? | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 07/05/2013 10:23:49 Subject: Any ideas? [quote="geoff"]The number of sides relates to the speed of rotation, hammer effect and the rate of advance. Once the shape is established it stays that way for a while rattling around in the misshape |
| Topic: Any ideas? | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 07/05/2013 10:18:37
Subject: Any ideas?
[quote="geoff"]I believe it is something that can happen with softish ground and poor air pressure. The drill pushes in with a relatively low rotation speed.[/quote] I was under the impress |
| Topic: Surfers and Marine Minerals Limited | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 03/05/2013 09:24:33
Subject: Surfers and Marine Minerals Limited
Well said Stuey and Agricola,it just shows how many are so far from reality,living in this mambi pamby country of ours, their heads are so far up their own backsides,they cannot see daylight. |
| Topic: Long time coming Uk Coal | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 02/05/2013 01:40:16
Subject: Long time coming Uk Coal
Unless things have changed,they will charge you for the use of the water that travels over your water wheel/turbine to the extent,it would not be a viable exercise. Unless with the race for |
| Topic: Long time coming Uk Coal | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 02/05/2013 01:04:07 Subject: Long time coming Uk Coal The whole shebang is bollocks,we are led to believe that burning coal to make electricity is bad,yet its OK to burn coal to make steel and cement,2 products beneficial in producing anything renewable, |
| Topic: Surfers and Marine Minerals Limited | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 02/05/2013 00:55:28
Subject: Surfers and Marine Minerals Limited
Sadly,its not only SAS that don`t understand the dire situation we are in,our governments seem to be from a different planet, Without products to sell and export,we hav`nt a hope in hell of getti |
| Topic: Long time coming Uk Coal | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 02/05/2013 00:33:56 Subject: Long time coming Uk Coal [quote="Coggy"]With the fossil fuel tax imposed by the EU (and the UK Govt. by proxy) its not possible to use coal for anything except carving into cute models of steam trains, so its no surprise that |
| Topic: Surfers and Marine Minerals Limited | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South West England Posted: 02/05/2013 00:05:36 Subject: Surfers and Marine Minerals Limited [quote="Roland Chambers"]So, in summary, out of two threads on this subject we have been able to muster one sensible post raising genuine scientific concerns about this method of extraction, and lots |
| Topic: Long time coming Uk Coal | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 01/05/2013 20:53:12
Subject: Long time coming Uk Coal
The excuse of Daw Mill is laughable,it was due to close early next year anyway,and the so called 100 million of equipment would have been left there anyway. If the surpluses of the pension |
| Topic: Surfers and Marine Minerals Limited | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 30/04/2013 11:36:31
Subject: Can't find post?
The common interest is rather varied in reality, I agree the main interest is Mine Exploring and photographing the results,but there also lie`s the interest in Mining,and creating employment,to w |
| Topic: coal board | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 27/04/2013 13:52:29
Subject: coal board
Or have a word with qualified ex NCB sparkies on the Welshcoalmines forum. I suggest asking Blaenboy,Maerdy trained,and after closure worked with heavy industrial installations. |
| Topic: coal board | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 26/04/2013 01:17:59
Subject: coal board
Surely your having us on? Would`nt think any colliery owner would be foolish enough to have a non qualified underground electrician install anything, Vince Fowler would eat them up and |
| Topic: Llanbradach Colliery Coal Mine | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South Wales
Posted: 12/04/2013 22:29:27
Subject: Llanbradach Colliery Coal Mine
Helen, You may get an answer to your query on the Welshcoalmines .co.uk forum I`m fairly sure there is a surveyor who frequents the forum that worked at Llanbradach. |
| Topic: Cotgrave Colliery | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 10/04/2013 22:37:05
Subject: Cotgrave Colliery
Whomas, Try on the Coal Pro Boards forum,there`s boy`s there that worked in Cotgrave. |
| Topic: Brecon Beacons Area | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 09/04/2013 19:04:24 Subject: Brecon Beacons Area Ystradfellte if you want quiet,just remember,more sheep than neighbours,keep dogs on leads. |
| Topic: Fire at Daw mill | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Midlands
Posted: 08/04/2013 00:59:25
Subject: Fire at Daw mill
It was scheduled to close next year anyway, It was up to its neck in debt,and needed a new shaft/drift closer to its reserves the other side of the fault. |
| Topic: Gleision pit tragedy excluded in Welsh mining memorial | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: South Wales
Posted: 05/04/2013 21:32:41
Subject: Gleision pit tragedy excluded in Welsh mining memorial
[quote="steve turbo"]every single death is a disaster in my opinion :([/quote] Something i also said on the Welshcoalmines forum a while back when this was being banded about, |
| Topic: NCB Brickworks | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 24/03/2013 20:35:18
Subject: NCB Brickworks
Graigfawr, Are you,or were you from the Cwmgorse area? As i was from just down the road from you,Rhyd y fro. Cwmgorse Colliery closed 1964,not sure about the Brickworks,but when i |
| Topic: NCB Brickworks | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 24/03/2013 12:54:57 Subject: NCB Brickworks Were not Emlyn and Cwmgorse making bricks after 1961? |
| Topic: Post Blast Proceedure | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 22/03/2013 20:26:07
Subject: Post Blast Proceedure
Hi Lozz, Thanks for the explanation,strange for the Granite to reform as you say,i find that hard to visualise,but hey,you worked there,not me. Regarding these sockets,sometimes we wou |
| Topic: Post Blast Proceedure | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 22/03/2013 18:34:58
Subject: Post Blast Proceedure
[quote="lozz"] The deaths and injuries from socket drilling are well documented, no wonder you were glad to see the back of that cowboy crew. Could you explain this term Socket Drilling,not |
| Topic: Handling Explosives | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 21/03/2013 23:00:19
Subject: Handling Explosives
I cannot get the hang of doing these links,but if you want to see a good video on Youtube about powder handling and general Smallmine work,Google, Private mines South Wales,its the first on |
| Topic: Mine Deputy Wanted. | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 15/03/2013 23:23:58
Subject: Mine Deputy Wanted.
They`re thin on the ground these days butty, Gone to old or to Soft,whatever you do,don`t mention the word,Shovel,lol. Your best bet,is contact either Maltby or Daw Mill,you never know |
| Topic: Fire at Daw mill | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Midlands
Posted: 13/03/2013 01:20:33
Subject: Fire at Daw mill
Is Drax really converting over to biomass from coal totally,or is this just a token effort of carbon reduction? I`m imagining a lot more tonnage of wood chip would be used to generate the s |
| Topic: Wiregill Mine | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: North East England
Posted: 12/03/2013 20:31:02
Subject: Wiregill Mine
These brick built,concrete flat roofed buildings were to be found at many old Collieries in South Wales,plenty built in the 1920`s, Llwynonn magazine and Nantyffin main building still standing. |
| Topic: Pit head gear and winding engines | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 11/03/2013 20:46:52
Subject: Pit head gear and winding engines
[quote="Ty Gwyn"] Something tells me that the headgear of Morlais Colliery,Llangennech is still standing,with a steam winder?[/quote] Thought i had`nt gone completely crack |
| Topic: Pit head gear and winding engines | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 10/03/2013 22:03:32
Subject: Pit head gear and winding engines
Dolau Cothi Gold Mine,museum has an headgear,from a Mid Wales mine i believe. Something tells me that the headgear of Morlais Colliery,Llangennech is still standing,with a steam winder? |
| Topic: Fire at Daw mill | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Midlands Posted: 08/03/2013 13:52:24 Subject: Fire at Daw mill It would need a damn good rub down first, to get them sores off.lol. |
| Topic: Fire at Daw mill | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Midlands
Posted: 07/03/2013 12:31:32
Subject: Fire at Daw mill
[quote="stuey"][quote="Ty Gwyn"]Maybe the workforce will get transferred to Afganistan,where the UK government is investing £10m in mining.[/quote] So, about 5.5 hours of EU contributions? |
| Topic: Fire at Daw mill | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Midlands Posted: 07/03/2013 11:06:03 Subject: Fire at Daw mill Maybe the workforce will get transferred to Afganistan,where the UK government is investing £10m in mining. |
| Topic: Mining Interest | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Hello, I'm new around here...
Posted: 05/03/2013 20:09:13
Subject: Mining Interest
[quote="nameduser"]Ah! I wonder if miners feel there is a big distinction between hard rock miners who mine for coal as opposed to minerals?[/quote] Hard Rock Miner`s don`t mine for coal,in |
| Topic: Mining Interest | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Hello, I'm new around here...
Posted: 04/03/2013 20:17:40
Subject: Mining Interest
[quote="nameduser"] Hewer i assume, is one who hews rock by hand, is it? I'm more used to hewing wood than rock, but its all good work. nice to hear from you both. [/quote] |
| Topic: Mining Interest | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Hello, I'm new around here... Posted: 02/03/2013 01:51:54 Subject: Mining Interest Not necessary,on my birth certificate,my Father`s occupation is down as Hewer,thats South Wales. |
| Topic: Fire at Daw mill | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Midlands
Posted: 27/02/2013 12:35:46
Subject: Fire at Daw mill
Since joining this forum,i don`t think i have ever dissagreed with my Cornish cousins,but this time,you are totally wrong Stuey. These reserves you reckon the polititions are saving for future us |
| Topic: The first use of gunpowder in mining | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques
Posted: 22/02/2013 13:43:36
Subject: The first use of gunpowder in mining
[quote="Dolcoathguy"]Recrystallised Gypsum and Calcium carbonate from mortar, render and plaster in damp cellars can look the same... I thought the saltpetre in old cellars was due to the p |
| Topic: Research Assessment?s -Your Comments Please | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 19/02/2013 14:49:32 Subject: Research Assessment?s -Your Comments Please [quote="PeteJ"]The work is for English Heritage. Approaches were made to Scotland and Wales with a suggestion that the work could be extended to those countries. For various reasons, the suggestion d |
| Topic: Research Assessment?s -Your Comments Please | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 18/02/2013 15:16:32
Subject: Research Assessment?s -Your Comments Please
Had a quick browse through last night,very interesting, But Why the omitted Welsh Coalfields,or Scottish for that matter? |
| Topic: Requirement for Mine Plans | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 13/02/2013 16:45:40 Subject: Requirement for Mine Plans Regarding Coal Mining,its a requirment to have working plans up-dated every 3mths. |
| Topic: Requirement for Mine Plans | |
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Ty Gwyn |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 13/02/2013 16:45:12 Subject: Requirement for Mine Plans Regarding Coal Mining,its a requirment to have working plans up-dated every 4mths. |
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