Mine Exploration & Mining History

AditNow is the leading web site and forum for the mine explorer as well as industrial archaeologists and historians. If you have an interest in mine exploration or mining history you will find thousands of mines in the UK and international mines as well as tens of thousands of photos of mines and a vast resource of mining articles and historical documents.

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Photographs Of Teesside Last modified - October 21^st by RJV	Historic Photographs Of Teesside Last modified - October 21^st by RJV	Photographs Of Thingdon Last modified - October 21^st by wilfwoods
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Photographs Of Great Orme Near Llandudno N Wales Last modified - October 20^th by Dickie Bird	Photographs Of Great Clifton Last modified - October 18^th by Jonathan Coles	Historic Photographs Of Thingdon Last modified - October 18^th by wilfwoods
Photographs Of Polberro Last modified - October 17^th by Scoggan	Photographs Of Coalpithole Last modified - October 15^th by LeeW	Photographs Of Gilmilnscroft No.6 Last modified - October 13^th by Rab.

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Photographs Of Darkes Forest Last modified - December 21^st 2016 by larker	Photographs Of West Cliff Last modified - December 20^th 2016 by larker	Historic Photographs Of Mount Kembla Last modified - December 17^th 2016 by larker
Photographs Of Mount Kembla Last modified - December 15^th 2016 by larker	Photographs Of Cardiff Last modified - December 4^th 2016 by Imageo	Photographs Of Nebo Last modified - December 4^th 2016 by larker

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Broadley Hill (Low And High) Lead Mine United Kingdom / NY Last modified - September 16^th by SimonRL
Wiseman's Bridge Bell Pit Coal Mine United Kingdom / SN Last modified - August 29^th by Coggy
Malcolm Coghill Coal Mine United Kingdom / SN Last modified - August 27^th by Coggy
Alltycrib Mixed Mine United Kingdom / SN Last modified - August 25^th by royfellows
Glyncorrwg Colliery Coal Mine United Kingdom / SS Last modified - August 20^th by LeeW
North Rhondda (Corrwg Fechan) Coal Colliery United Kingdom / SN Last modified - August 20^th by LeeW

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Snowdon Copper Mines (1.34Mb) General Interest Uploaded August 29^th by TwllMawr
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OS map of Bryn-y_Felin (4.75Mb) Map / Survey Uploaded August 22^nd by Willy Eckerslyke
Cwmorthin Technical Exploration Guide 2017 (Revised July) (1.23Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded July 11^th by Miles-M
Katoomba Colliery (98Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery (77Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery (72Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery (65Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery (65Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery (91Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery (73Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery (80Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery (35Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Katoomba Colliery scenic railway (69Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th by B175
Kawau Fact Sheet (98Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 26^th by Imageo

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Surface view 1981 by Dickie Bird Ace! (sinker)

View from above smelter chimney by Dickie Bird No comment left (Margot)

View from above smelter chimney by Dickie Bird No comment left (RJV)

Teeside Mine (1970/71) by Jim MacPherson GREAT TO SEE HOW IT WAS (poosticker83)

Lumburn portal of Tavistock Canal Tunnel by Alec Apologies however unless mistaken, I understand the walled-off shaft to be part of Wheal Crebor which was largely worked from here. (Nicho)

Old Gang Mill (1970/71) by Jim MacPherson No comment left (RJV)

Old Gang Mill peat store (1970/71) by Jim MacPherson No comment left (RJV)

Still there in 2013 but turned over by Dickie Bird Reminds me of home....LOL (sinker)

Down the skipway by Hattlebags No comment left (ttxela)