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UK and international mines as well as tens of thousands of photos of mines and a vast resource of mining articles and historical documents.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 Silverbrook Last modified - 19 hours ago by ourmark	Photographs Of Parys Mountain Last modified - 27 hours ago by dajones	Photographs Of Warren Moor Last modified - 46 hours ago by christwigg
Historic Photographs Of Brodsworth Last modified - October 17^th by Joss Maxwell	Photographs Of Capelcleugh Last modified - October 16^th by TheCret!n	Photographs Of Rhiwbach Last modified - October 14^th by Mr-T
Historic Photographs Of Carn Galver Last modified - October 14^th by Karl Marx	Photographs Of Dukesfield Last modified - October 11^th by Jim MacPherson	Photographs Of Gallt-Y-Llan Last modified - October 6^th by alex17595
Photographs Of Shield Meadow Last modified - October 5^th by Jim MacPherson	Photographs Of Bog Last modified - October 3^rd by Gavin	Photographs Of Snailbeach Last modified - October 3^rd by Gavin
Photographs Of Great Masson Last modified - October 1^st by Dj fraser	Historic Photographs Of Temple Last modified - September 30^th by Dickie Bird	Historic Photographs Of Bryndyfi Last modified - September 30^th by Dickie Bird

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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.

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Photographs Of Mountain Mine Last modified - September 12^th by I.A.Recordings	Photographs Of Ok Last modified - August 30^th by Imageo	Photographs Of Cappagh Last modified - June 27^th by Saundry1946
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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

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Allens Cleugh Lead Mine United Kingdom / NY Last modified - October 11^th by Jim MacPherson
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Wheal Wilkin Tin Mine United Kingdom / SW Last modified - October 1^st by Karl Marx
Wheal Fox Tin Mine United Kingdom / SW Last modified - September 28^th by Karl Marx
Tyndrum Lead Mine United Kingdom / NN Last modified - September 17^th by SimonRL
Tyne Boggs Lead Mine United Kingdom / NY Last modified - September 6^th by Jim MacPherson
Goginan Mixed Mine United Kingdom / SN Last modified - September 3^rd by royfellows
Wheal Lilly Copper Mine United Kingdom / SW Last modified - August 31^st by Karl Marx
Tynehead Smelt Mill Lead Smelt Mill United Kingdom / NY Last modified - August 26^th by PeteJ
Croxdale Pit Coal Colliery United Kingdom / NZ Last modified - August 10^th by simonrail

Latest Mining & Mine Exploration Documents

Calverton 1975 (5.24Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded September 26^th by NeilR
Calverton C4s face 1975 (3.92Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded September 26^th by NeilR
Pye Hill 1975 (5.58Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded September 22^nd by NeilR
Wheal Lily (Wendron, Cornwall) in Mining Journal (38Kb) Marketing Material Uploaded August 31^st by Karl Marx
The discovery of a prehistoric mine in Sussex (646Kb) General Interest Uploaded August 29^th by carnkie
SUNGUN DISCOVERY INTERVIEW-GSI 2017-B (7.52Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded August 27^th by Hashem Etminan
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

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Founterabbey Sough Ca 1970 by Dickie Bird No comment left (Tamarmole)

Flooded shaft & waterwheel by SimonRL No comment left (arnie187)

Steam Whim and ruined pumping engine house by Karl Marx A good triptych with the 1882 photo and Spitfire's painting. No opiate of the masses allusion intended Mr Marx) (Jim MacPherson)

Incline by alex17595 Drove past here today, hadn't noticed it before. Looks interesting. (Willy Eckerslyke)

Creetown quarry by bigdavevw You wouldn't want that to fall on your toes... (John_Smith)

Photographs Of Coniston (Photo ref 110495) by Hattlebags No comment left (timwillows)

Looking down the incline by alex17595 Nice phot. Never been there either, nice find. (sinker)

Glanrafon. by Gwyn No comment left (Welshken.)

possible pit fall by lyons is that not folk digging for antique bottles? (poosticker83)

annesley by am500 Imagine today's snowflakes attempting that... (inbye)