Mine Exploration & Mining History

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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
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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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Latest Mining & Mine Exploration Documents

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
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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
Katoomba Colliery (77Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th 2017 by B175
Katoomba Colliery (72Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th 2017 by B175
Katoomba Colliery (65Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th 2017 by B175
Katoomba Colliery (65Kb) Tourist Guides Uploaded June 28^th 2017 by B175

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Cattle Cake crusher in Carding''s Nestus Mine by Dickie Bird No comment left (Cuban Bloodhound)

Cattle Cake crusher in Carding''s Nestus Mine by Dickie Bird No comment left (RJV)

12.06.2018 by simonrail It just shows that items in a museum are not always "safe". :-( (JohnnearCfon)

22.10.2016 by simonrail It just shows that items in a museum are not always "safe". :-( (JohnnearCfon)

Light On Many Levels by ninty The classic photo in the spar mine! (TheBogieman)

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

Arching in Smallcleugh Flats by Edd Simple yet effective, lovely ! (Paul Marvin)

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

Lazyjason in upper stope. by lazyjason Now that looks super-spooky.....nice one! (sinker)

Historic Photographs Of Baggeridge (Photo ref 115195) by mad about mining That wooden support was called a COG ! (Coggy)