Mine Exploration & Mining History

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Photographs Of Uny Last modified - 29 hours ago by carnkie	Photographs Of Parys Mountain Last modified - 34 hours ago by dajones	Photographs Of Ackton Hall Colliery Last modified - 42 hours ago by SPARKY JS
Photographs Of Ventonwyn Last modified - May 21^st by Scoggan	Photographs Of Tremar Fuse Works Last modified - May 20^th by Scoggan	Photographs Of Kitty Last modified - May 19^th by Scoggan
Photographs Of Blue Hills Last modified - May 19^th by Scoggan	Photographs Of Croesor Last modified - May 17^th by TwllMawr	Historic Photographs Of Spence Level Last modified - May 17^th by Jim MacPherson
Photographs Of Cwmdwyfor Last modified - May 16^th by TwllMawr	Photographs Of Prince Of Wales Last modified - May 16^th by TwllMawr	Photographs Of Rake Rigg Mine Last modified - May 15^th by samuel_carradice
Photographs Of Wapping Last modified - May 10^th by Jamie199	Photographs Of Leven Seat Last modified - May 6^th by Pyroninja	Photographs Of Babes In The Wood Last modified - May 5^th by Andy Sykes

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Historic Photographs Of Balmain Colliery Last modified - April 23^rd by larker	Photographs Of Hill End Last modified - March 11^th by larker	Photographs Of Mountain Mine Last modified - February 25^th by I.A.Recordings
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Photographs Of Wieliczka Last modified - January 16^th by Pyroninja	Photographs Of Vulcan Last modified - January 3^rd by Imageo	Photographs Of Ok Last modified - August 30^th 2018 by Imageo
Photographs Of Cappagh Last modified - June 27^th 2018 by Saundry1946	Photographs Of Glandore Last modified - June 26^th 2018 by Saundry1946	Photographs Of Ballyhickey Last modified - June 26^th 2018 by Saundry1946

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Sungun Copper Mine Iran Last modified - 46 hours ago by Jimbo
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Rake Rigg Mine Iron Trial United Kingdom / NY Last modified - May 15^th by samuel_carradice
Glengowla Lead Mine Lead Mine Ireland / G Last modified - May 10^th by John Lawson
Marlbeck Lead Mine United Kingdom / NY Last modified - April 30^th by royfellows
Handlová Mine Slovakia Last modified - April 25^th by I.A.Recordings
Elsecar Main Coal Colliery United Kingdom / SE Last modified - April 25^th by I.A.Recordings
Hazels Cross Coal Colliery United Kingdom / SK Last modified - April 23^rd by larker

Latest Mining & Mine Exploration Documents

LLCo area plan (624Kb) Map / Survey Uploaded April 30^th by PeteJ
1968 sketch survey Low Level (14Kb) Map / Survey Uploaded April 30^th by PeteJ
History of Discovery of Sungun Porphyry Copper Deposit-Iran (55.30Mb) General Interest Uploaded April 28^th by Hashem Etminan
Enrick copper mine sections (2.09Mb) Map / Survey Uploaded April 22^nd by Tim Colman
Wheal Pool Notional plan (286Kb) Map / Survey Uploaded April 19^th by Dave43
Watts Grove Plantation Sketch (96Kb) Map / Survey Uploaded April 18^th by LeeW
Fine Burn Iron Mine (58Kb) General Interest Uploaded March 8^th by colin567
Ffos-y-Bleiddiaid sketch SH9376 (1.25Mb) Map / Survey Uploaded March 6^th by johnwin
Gwynfynydd Visitor Guide 1993 (8.06Mb) Tourist Guides Uploaded January 25^th by Wyn
magpie mine (53Kb) General Interest Uploaded January 24^th by carnkie
Gwydyr Mines Archaelogical Assessment (9.88Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded December 19^th 2018 by TwllMawr
Cambrian slate quaries 1947 (1.93Mb) Map / Survey Uploaded November 16^th 2018 by cookf
Cambrian slate quaries 1876 (2.50Mb) Map / Survey Uploaded November 16^th 2018 by cookf
Bat Rabies UK (91Kb) Other Documents & White Papers Uploaded October 24^th 2018 by ant89
Calverton 1975 (5.24Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded September 26^th 2018 by NeilR

Latest Photograph Votes

Wheal Uny engine houses by carnkie No comment left (Scoggan)

Cwm Croesor from the Rhosydd tramway by Willy Eckerslyke Great shot. (TwllMawr)

There and back by TwllMawr There's nothing so nice... (Willy Eckerslyke)

Croesor Bridge by ninty No comment left (royfellows)

Cwm Dwyfor Copper Mine (Foreground) by TwllMawr No comment left (Willy Eckerslyke)

Cumberland cavern entrance circa 1983 ... Yeuch by ICLOK I went down there in 1972, what an adventure that was ! (Coggy)

Not the Arches Incline by RAMPAGE You always manage to pull off "Manly" (llay101)

Not the Arches Incline by RAMPAGE while the train is away... (Llion)

Wheel pit 1985 by Dickie Bird No comment left (Coggy)

Dinorwic Quarry - Commercial Postcard by JonK I think this postcard is later than your previous upload, more tips in lake. (JohnnearCfon)