Mine Exploration & Mining History

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Latest UK mining history & mine exploration photographs

Photographs Of Middleton Last modified - 22 hours ago by Eddie Forrester	Historic Photographs Of Croxdale Pit Last modified - August 10^th by simonrail	Photographs Of Croxdale Colliery Last modified - August 10^th by simonrail
Photographs Of Pentire Last modified - August 9^th by Karl Marx	Photographs Of Parys Mountain Last modified - August 9^th by dajones	Photographs Of Ackton Hall Colliery Last modified - August 7^th by SPARKY JS
Photographs Of Smallcleugh Last modified - August 7^th by royfellows	Photographs Of Glencryan Last modified - August 6^th by DaveM	Photographs Of Woodsmith Last modified - August 6^th by christwigg
Photographs Of Mill Pit Last modified - August 5^th by lyons	Photographs Of Trewavas Last modified - August 5^th by Karl Marx	Historic Photographs Of Ellistown Last modified - August 4^th by iceman
Historic Photographs Of Groverake Last modified - August 1^st by Jim MacPherson	Photographs Of Bryn-Yr-Afr Last modified - July 30^th by royfellows	Historic Photographs Of Bryn-Yr-Afr Last modified - July 30^th by royfellows

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Photographs Of Cappagh Last modified - June 27^th by Saundry1946	Photographs Of Glandore Last modified - June 26^th by Saundry1946	Photographs Of Ballyhickey Last modified - June 26^th by Saundry1946
Photographs Of Barrystown Last modified - May 29^th by Saundry1946	Photographs Of Beaconsfield Last modified - March 21^st by larker	Photographs Of 79 Last modified - February 17^th by nwminer
Photographs Of Braunschweig-Lüneburg Last modified - January 9^th by AdM Michael	Photographs Of Avoca Last modified - January 6^th by John_Smith	Historic Photographs Of Warrego Last modified - December 14^th 2017 by B175
Historic Photographs Of Sungun Last modified - December 6^th 2017 by Jimbo	Historic Photographs Of Silvermines Last modified - November 29^th 2017 by Minegeo	Photographs Of Storbo Last modified - November 12^th 2017 by nwminer
Historic Photographs Of Groote Eylandt Last modified - September 27^th 2017 by swansea	Historic Photographs Of Mt Tom Price Last modified - September 27^th 2017 by swansea	Photographs Of Foxdale Mine (Cross Vein Mine) Last modified - September 4^th 2017 by B175

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Croxdale Pit Coal Colliery United Kingdom / NZ Last modified - August 10^th by simonrail
Wellhopeknott Lead Mine United Kingdom / NY Last modified - July 29^th by SimonRL
Bittadon Mixed Mine United Kingdom / SS Last modified - July 22^nd by Karl Marx
Great Watermouth Mine Lead Mine United Kingdom / SS Last modified - July 21^st by Karl Marx
Valletort Consols Lead Mine United Kingdom / SX Last modified - July 21^st by Karl Marx
Benjamin's Chair Copper Trial United Kingdom / SS Last modified - July 21^st by Karl Marx
Tibbett's Point Copper Trial United Kingdom / SS Last modified - July 21^st by Karl Marx
Long Ruse Copper Trial United Kingdom / SS Last modified - July 21^st by Karl Marx
Burnside Slate Quarry United Kingdom / NO Last modified - July 19^th by Steven Crighton
Gamallt Lead Mine United Kingdom / SH Last modified - July 9^th by Karl Marx

Latest Mining & Mine Exploration Documents

Newspaper Article 1870 (240Kb) Other Documents & White Papers Uploaded July 9^th by Jonesy83
Croesor Railway Map (154Kb) Map / Survey Uploaded July 9^th by Jonesy83
Notice of Auction, Wheal Mudgan (75Kb) Marketing Material Uploaded July 2^nd by Karl Marx
Wheal Harrison (59Kb) General Interest Uploaded June 25^th by Nicho
Relistian 'Tynn work' in 1696 (631Kb) Map / Survey Uploaded June 16^th by Karl Marx
Inquest - fatal accident with mine trolley (1.18Mb) Other Documents & White Papers Uploaded March 31^st by Peter Burgess
Nomination of the Tasmanian Goldmine at Beaconsfield for an Historic Engineering Marker (1.59Mb) General Interest Uploaded March 20^th by larker
Devis Hole Mine Plan (4.17Mb) Map / Survey Uploaded January 6^th by cchilton-666
Hashem Etminan interview on Sungun discovery 1977 (10.35Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded November 14^th 2017 by Hashem Etminan
Prospectus from 1857 - Pg.1 (4.39Mb) Marketing Material Uploaded November 1^st 2017 by suksel
Snowdon Copper Mines (1.34Mb) General Interest Uploaded August 29^th 2017 by TwllMawr
?????? ?? ????? ???? ???? ??????? (16.19Mb) Trip / Report Uploaded August 23^rd 2017 by Hashem Etminan
OS map of Bryn-y_Felin (4.75Mb) Map / Survey Uploaded August 22^nd 2017 by Willy Eckerslyke
Cwmorthin Technical Exploration Guide 2017 (Revised July) (1.23Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded July 11^th 2017 by Miles-M
Katoomba Colliery (98Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th 2017 by B175

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Machine cut passage by Eddie Forrester No comment left (DaveM)

9th August 2018 by simonrail Know this view very well indeed from 25 years living and working close to Durham City- knew folk whose families had worked at Croxdale 'pit'. (Alec)

Conveyor loading rubish into dumptruck approx. 1990 by hymac580c lovely (sinker)

Acworth aghain, inside the air doors (now removed). by Cyril Maurice The air doors were still intact. Both photo's from same side. Where men would enter & leave the cage. (SPARKY JS)

Victory shaft...A VERY sad day! by Engineer No comment left (Cuban Bloodhound)

Smallcleugh 1975 by Dickie Bird stunning image, hydraulic shaft? (poosticker83)

Arching in Smallcleugh Flats by Edd No comment left (DaveM)

ellistown mine by mickh No comment left (lyons)

Liskeard & Caradon Railway by Scoggan From Firebox to Thunderbox! Love it!!! (legendrider)