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SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 27/09/2010 22:52:05 Reply | Quote Welcome to the site MartinM Was really interested to see this photo you've entered into the photo competition. (click image to open full size image in new window) What caught my eye there was the apparent angle of the vein. It looks nearly horizontal. We've one like that in North Wales (Moel Ferna) but I understand it to be rare. Is there much slate mining in the Czech Republic? It's not an area I know much about and there are only 5 mines in the database from CZ. IP: 95.148.13.166 |
ChrisJC Joined: 13/10/2007 Location: Northants View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 28/09/2010 08:32:53 Reply | Quote That roof looks like hanging death!! Chris. IP: 90.152.39.96 |
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Ty Gwyn Joined: 30/10/2009 Location: Lampeter View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 28/09/2010 10:36:10 Reply | Quote ChrisJC wrote: That roof looks like hanging death!! Chris. Looks like the man is standing on part of it, Bring us some timber in the next dram. IP: 86.142.190.172 |
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SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 28/09/2010 10:38:10 Reply | Quote Ty Gwyn wrote: Looks like the man is standing on part of it, It does  It's a very atmospheric photo and I hope the phographer stops around for a while to tell us a bit more about slate mining in the Czech Republic and upload a few more photos 
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Lister Joined: 07/10/2007 Location: Helsby, Cheshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 29/09/2010 00:00:04 Reply | Quote Great photos  From what i've read, the Czech Republic has it's fair share of mines. I've been in touch with a chap called Robert from Kahan Speleo [link] with a view to him joining AN & adding a few sites & maybe organising a trip out there. I'm still awaiting more infomation but so far he has said that they have problems entering mines legally and the owners go to lengths to limit access! A few of their trips have been posted on 28DL in the international section~ Golden Mountains Gold Mine [link] I for one would be willing to join a trip over there if something could be organised. ....Lister;~) -- 'Adventure is just bad planning' Roald Amundsen IP: 84.13.75.63 |
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SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 29/09/2010 09:51:48 Reply | Quote I would too That would be awesome. Would also be great to see more European mine explorers and exploring content on here It's all interesting stuff. I visited one mine in France (tourist mine - disused mines in France are a whole different kettle of fish) but that's about it for me for overseas so far.
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Mr Mike Joined: 09/06/2007 Location: Manchester View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 29/09/2010 11:03:08 Reply | Quote There is a lot of stuff in Poland as well, and a fair few explorers - some of which have uploaded on here. I'm always thinking about trips to Poland as well. I suppose this also is the same for Czech, in Poland many of the younger generation can speak English, but in Poland if we ever sorted a trip out, there would be the bonus of me being able to speak the local lingo as well - just in case. -- Mr Mike www.mineexplorer.org.uk IP: 79.70.67.92 |
Jimbo Joined: 30/03/2007 Location: Ooop North View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 29/09/2010 12:02:39 Reply | Quote Bardzo dobry Mike, czlowiek wielu talentów!  Great set of Pics too Martin
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Mr Mike Joined: 09/06/2007 Location: Manchester View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 29/09/2010 12:15:32 Reply | Quote Cholera jasna, Dziekuje, my speech is far better than reading and writing skills. So, are you of Polish origin, or just happen to have learnt it or maybe a translation engine? -- Mr Mike www.mineexplorer.org.uk IP: 79.70.67.92 |
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MartinM Joined: 26/09/2010 Location: Czech Republic View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 01/10/2010 14:01:11 Reply | Quote There are some informations about history of Slate mining in CR: [link] [link] -- Martin IP: 193.179.195.146 Edited: 01/10/2010 14:02:04 by MartinM |
AR Joined: 07/11/2007 Location: Knot far from Knotlow in the middle of the Peak District View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 01/10/2010 14:39:59 Reply | Quote Thanks for these Martin, these make interesting reading and don't seem to have been too badly mangled by google! I did smile at "the wicked winds of mine ventilation", I presume the original Czech was referring to what we'd call bad air, I also assume that auto-translating some of our papers on the Welsh or lakeland slate industry would produce some similarly strange phrases in Czech! -- I sold my soul to Satan, but he brought it back and demanded a refund.... IP: 194.159.145.70 |
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MartinM Joined: 26/09/2010 Location: Czech Republic View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 01/10/2010 18:33:56 Reply | Quote A lot of information about Czech mining history can be find here: http://www.hornictvi.info/[link] -- Martin IP: 213.192.13.18 |
hispo33 Joined: 29/06/2011 Location: Poland View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 29/06/2011 21:17:42 Reply | Quote I'm from Poland but Czech Republic is definately great mine exploration spot. Many polish explorers are traveling to Czech visiting their mines. In general you can find there relatively modern abandoned mines - from XX century which is not so easy in Poland... To give you some flavor of what we are doing there feel free to check our last movie clip from Czech mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ql8sZfn10M IP: 78.8.106.198 |
Teigl Joined: 31/05/2010 Location: Vale of Ffestiniog View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 30/06/2011 00:24:26 Reply | Quote hispo33 wrote: I'm from Poland but Czech Republic is definately great mine exploration spot. Many polish explorers are traveling to Czech visiting their mines. In general you can find there relatively modern abandoned mines - from XX century which is not so easy in Poland... To give you some flavor of what we are doing there feel free to check our last movie clip from Czech mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ql8sZfn10M  Brilliant!
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Posted: 30/06/2011 02:57:11 Reply | Quote Very nice video.
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SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 30/06/2011 21:09:26 Reply | Quote hispo33 wrote: I'm from Poland but Czech Republic is definately great mine exploration spot. Many polish explorers are traveling to Czech visiting their mines. In general you can find there relatively modern abandoned mines - from XX century which is not so easy in Poland... To give you some flavor of what we are doing there feel free to check our last movie clip from Czech mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ql8sZfn10M Excellent video, thanks for the link What sort of mine is this? The water looks very yellow in the video. -- Remember there is nothing to be gained by trying to get away. IP: 217.35.225.20 |
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hispo33 Joined: 29/06/2011 Location: Poland View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Slate mining in the Czech Republic
Posted: 04/07/2011 21:18:18 Reply | Quote That's medieval gold mine. This yellow colour (water or mud) is characteristic for this entire area. Doesn't matter if mine is modern or antient you will always find this colour. It's bloody challenging however to wash it out of your clothes and stuff after trip Some example of moder mine in that area covered with yellow mud: http://bte.hostoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/P7100069.jpg IP: 78.8.102.34 |
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