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UK and international mines as well as tens of thousands of photos of mines and a vast resource of mining articles and historical documents.

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AditNow arranges a calendar of events and meets for mine explorers and mining heritage enthusiasts each year. These range from trips for beginners to sporting SRT style explorations, to walks around sites of historic interest, to organised visits to working mines.

July 23^rd

CCC open meeting to discuss Welsh Government consultative document

11am Sunday 23rd July Tretower Village Hall NP8 1RF / Grid Ref SO186213

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September 9^th

Alderley Edge

Specific details of which mine will be agreed nearer the time. Please keep an eye on here for more details nearer the time.

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September 23^rd

Parys/Mona Mine

Full details will be added nearer the time. BCA Insurance IS required. It is a requirement of the mine owner that anyone going in carries insurance...

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Cwmorthin Technical Exploration Guide 2017 (Revised July) (1.23Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded July 11^th by Miles-M
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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
Newmont Engine House flyer (144Kb) General Interest Uploaded June 26^th by Imageo
Martha Hill Information Flyer (2.20Mb) General Interest Uploaded June 25^th by Imageo
Yeatman extract (91Kb) General Interest Uploaded May 9^th by AR

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The Kilmar Railway a Walk up the Line. by Scoggan No comment left (spitfire)

Vinovium Pumping Station 1990 by LeeW great picture, another old mine that was left for pumping but now switched off. (lyons)

Vinovium Pumping Station 1995 by LeeW shame they felt the need to remove the headgear (lyons)

Vinovium Pumping Station 1990 by LeeW wow just found out about this place (lyons)

Visit To Snydale Hall Colliery (Photo ref 86334) by ICLOK Could this be my Great grandfather? (Westwell)

Stone supports in Seler Ddu by Willy Eckerslyke Cool... (sinker)

Seler Ddu manganese mine upper level by Willy Eckerslyke No comment left (llay101)

Photographs Of Seler Ddu (Photo ref 112195) by Willy Eckerslyke Spiffing! (Margot)

Clinoclase and Cornwallite by tmmrggreg Like the Clinoclase, other photos brill too! (Nicho)

Collapsed Adit by christwigg Unfortunately, not a real adit. apparently it was constructed as cut-and-cover by borstal boys on work service back in the 1970's. (Cat_Bones)