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Cwmorthin Slate Mine Events & Meets

Cwmorthin for beginners (2)
12/07/2008 at 10:00
One of a series of "easy" trips.

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Photo Albums for Cwmorthin Slate Mine


Lake Level and B: Snowy photo trip to lake level and smoke flue and a quick nip down to B floor. (Lake-Level-and-B) Lake Level and B (Public)

Snowy photo trip to lake level and smoke flue and a quick nip down to B floor.

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Last modified 08/04/2008 11:58:45 by stevem.
Cwmorthin Trip 05/04/2008: Thank you to everybody who came today, hope everybody enjoyed it and felt they saw enough of the mine. (Cwmorthin-Trip-05-04-2008) Cwmorthin Trip 05/04/2008 (Public)

Thank you to everybody who came today, hope everybody enjoyed it and felt they saw enough of the min...

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Last modified 07/04/2008 09:24:58 by Vanoord.
Cwmorthin 06/11/2005 (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-06-11-2005) Cwmorthin 06/11/2005 (Public)

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Last modified 24/03/2008 10:09:05 by Vanoord.
Work weekend - Easter 2008: Work carried out at Cwmorthin over the Easter weekend 2008. Achievements included replacing steps in Ch.1 back vein, replacing one of the worst timbers in the Lake Level adit and clearing the fallen debris to bring the adit floor level back down to it's original(ish) level. (Work-weekend---Easter-2008) Work weekend - Easter 2008 (Public)

Work carried out at Cwmorthin over the Easter weekend 2008. Achievements included replacing steps in...

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Last modified 23/03/2008 19:04:47 by Vanoord.
Cwmorthin User Album: You are welcome to use this album for uploading images of Cwmorthin. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-User-Album) Cwmorthin User Album (Public)

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Last modified 02/03/2008 10:07:42 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin Archive Album: You are welcome to use this album for uploading archive or historical images of Cwmorthin. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-Archive-Album) Cwmorthin Archive Album (Public)

You are welcome to use this album for uploading archive or historical images of Cwmorthin.

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Last modified 25/02/2008 20:43:33 by grahami.
Dark Places Big Bash Cwmorthin Trip 05/08/2007 Dark Places Big Bash Cwmorthin Trip 05/08/2007 (Public)

Dark Places Big Bash 2007 trip to Cwmorthin Slate Mine.

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Last modified 27/08/2007 21:31:22 by Colonel Mustard.
Cwmorthin Slate Quarry 02/08/2007: An evening trip to Cwmorthin with Miles and Vanoord, to check out Vanoord's idea of finding the Back Vein floor 4 adit and such old upper workings as are still visible after untopping work. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Quarry-02-08-2007) Cwmorthin Slate Quarry 02/08/2007 (Public)

An evening trip to Cwmorthin with Miles and Vanoord, to check out Vanoord's idea of finding the Back...

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Last modified 03/08/2007 13:14:18 by Vanoord.
Cwmorthin Quarry 24/06/2007: A successful trip in Cwmorthin. Finally making the descent from the previously bolted manway leading off lake level (floor 1) down into the unexplored sections of the back vein on floors C and D. When Cwmothin was closed in 1902 the back vein slowly filled with water. This section would have remained flooded until 1937 when Lefel Ffrench was driven from Oakeley to dewater Cwmorthin and release millions of gallons of water from areas above working Oakeley chambers. To the best of our knowledge nobody has accessed these chambers since 1902. Thanks to Miles for the research that led to working out the link. (Cwmorthin-Quarry-24-06-2007) Cwmorthin Quarry 24/06/2007 (Public)

A successful trip in Cwmorthin. Finally making the descent from the previously bolted manway leading...

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Last modified 28/06/2007 14:25:01 by Vanoord.
Cwmorthin 01/03/2007: An evening trip to see how far up from Lake Level we can get in the Back Vein - the result being Floor 3 and the discovery of the tunnel to the Floor 3 adit, now lost under the tip. (Cwmorthin-01-03-2007) Cwmorthin 01/03/2007 (Public)

An evening trip to see how far up from Lake Level we can get in the Back Vein - the result being Flo...

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Last modified 26/03/2007 00:14:46 by Barney.
Cwmorthin 17/01/2007: An evening trip to Cwmorthin to test the new uber-drill and seemingly to get as plastered in mud and slate dust as humanly possible... (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-17-01-2007) Cwmorthin 17/01/2007 (Public)

An evening trip to Cwmorthin to test the new uber-drill and seemingly to get as plastered in mud and...

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Last modified 18/01/2007 18:00:00 by 'The' Miles.
Cwmorthin 18/11/2006: Another weekend, another round trip of Cwmorthin and Oakely... This time I remembered the spanner so were actually able to put the hangers on the bolts we placed the week before. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-18-11-2006) Cwmorthin 18/11/2006 (Public)

Another weekend, another round trip of Cwmorthin and Oakely... This time I remembered the spanner so...

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Last modified 21/11/2006 00:29:14 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 12/11/2006: A round trip of Cwmorthin and Oakeley, not a great many photographs taken, but under direction of somebody who actually knew what he was looking for, some shots of mineral formations. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-12-11-2006) Cwmorthin 12/11/2006 (Public)

A round trip of Cwmorthin and Oakeley, not a great many photographs taken, but under direction of so...

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Last modified 21/11/2006 00:27:25 by simonrl.
The Back Vein Incline: A quiet Saturday morning finds Vanoord trying to avoid redecorating the kitchen,leaving Cwmorthin the best place to be. Abandoned by Miles on the Back Vein Incline, Vanoord spends a while taking many, many photographs with exactly the wrong camera settings: quite surprisingly, some of the 11,297 photographs taken come out ok... (The-Back-Vein-Incline) The Back Vein Incline (Public)

A quiet Saturday morning finds Vanoord trying to avoid redecorating the kitchen,leaving Cwmorthin th...

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Last modified 24/10/2006 19:15:53 by Vanoord.
Cwmorthin 09/07/2006: A study of the old vein, levels B, C & D... (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-09-07-2006) Cwmorthin 09/07/2006 (Public)

A study of the old vein, levels B, C & D...

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Last modified 09/07/2006 00:00:00 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 18/06/2006: A fairly lacklustre trip photographically, notable for not really being very notable... (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-18-06-2006) Cwmorthin 18/06/2006 (Public)

A fairly lacklustre trip photographically, notable for not really being very notable...

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Last modified 18/06/2006 00:00:00 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 07/05/2006: Floor H, with the water removed... (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-07-05-2006) Cwmorthin 07/05/2006 (Public)

Floor H, with the water removed...

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Last modified 07/05/2006 00:00:00 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 29/04/2006: The ever popular back vein / old vein round trip in the company of some Dark-Placers; and the first outing for my new Nikon 8400. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-29-04-2006) Cwmorthin 29/04/2006 (Public)

The ever popular back vein / old vein round trip in the company of some Dark-Placers; and the first ...

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Last modified 29/04/2006 00:00:00 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 01/04/2006: A round trip of Cwmorthin and Oakley. A very damp day and much fogging in evidence. These photos languised on hy computer for months before I salvaged a few usable ones. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-01-04-2006) Cwmorthin 01/04/2006 (Public)

A round trip of Cwmorthin and Oakley. A very damp day and much fogging in evidence. These photos lan...

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Last modified 01/04/2006 00:00:00 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 18/03/2006: A round trip of Cwmorthin to Oakeley with some scarey moments in the old vein F floor Oakeley. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-18-03-2006) Cwmorthin 18/03/2006 (Public)

A round trip of Cwmorthin to Oakeley with some scarey moments in the old vein F floor Oakeley.

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Last modified 18/03/2006 00:00:00 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 19/02/2006: A look at F and G floors in Cwmorthin / Oakeley. (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-19-02-2006) Cwmorthin 19/02/2006 (Public)

A look at F and G floors in Cwmorthin / Oakeley.

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Last modified 19/02/2006 00:00:00 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 13/02/2006 (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-13-02-2006) Cwmorthin 13/02/2006 (Public)

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Last modified 13/02/2006 00:00:00 by simonrl.
Cwmorthin 10/09/2005 (Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-10-09-2005) Cwmorthin 10/09/2005 (Public)

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Last modified 10/09/2005 00:00:00 by simonrl.

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