Mine Exploration & Mining History

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Historic Photographs Of Groverake Last modified - 34 hours ago by Jim MacPherson	Photographs Of Red Rake Last modified - 38 hours ago by DanH	Photographs Of North Cliff Sough Last modified - June 23^rd by DanH
Photographs Of Grimes Graves Last modified - June 21^st by Red78	Photographs Of Blythe (Vein & Pipe) Mines Last modified - June 20^th by Dickie Bird	Photographs Of Parys Mountain Last modified - June 20^th by dajones
Photographs Of Walkham & Poldice Last modified - June 14^th by JKendall	Photographs Of Whitfield Brow Last modified - June 13^th by christwigg	Photographs Of Cornish Hush Last modified - June 13^th by christwigg
Historic Photographs Of Raddle Hole Mine Last modified - June 11^th by DanH	Photographs Of Bwlchglas Last modified - June 10^th by Eddie Forrester	Historic Photographs Of Surrender Last modified - June 10^th by Jim MacPherson
Photographs Of Markham Main Last modified - June 10^th by mojorebel	Photographs Of Caradon West Last modified - June 7^th by Scoggan	Historic Photographs Of Sir Francis Level Last modified - June 7^th by Dursley Dave

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Photographs Of Valentia Last modified - June 19^th by christwigg	Historic Photographs Of Balmain Colliery Last modified - April 23^rd by larker	Photographs Of Hill End Last modified - March 11^th by larker
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Meikledale Whetstone Mine Other Rock Mine United Kingdom / NS Last modified - June 16^th by Pyroninja
Tilberthwaite Mixed Mine United Kingdom / NY Last modified - June 16^th by Heb
Raddle Hole Mine Lead Mine United Kingdom / SK Last modified - June 11^th by DanH
Casara Lead Mine United Kingdom / SN Last modified - June 1^st by hotbulb
Pike Law East Lead Mine United Kingdom / NY Last modified - May 29^th by Jim MacPherson
Pike Law West Lead Mine United Kingdom / NY Last modified - May 29^th by Jim MacPherson
Sungun Copper Mine Iran Last modified - May 22^nd by Jimbo
The Tremar Coombe Fuse Works Factory United Kingdom / SX Last modified - May 22^nd by Scoggan
Tremar Fuse Works Factory United Kingdom / SX Last modified - May 19^th by Scoggan
Tremar Fuse Works Factory United Kingdom / SX Last modified - May 19^th by Scoggan

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

The keystone by DanH At least the date stone is still there but it's aged quite a bit over 45 years (Jim MacPherson)

Shaft on Sutton Vein 1971 by Dickie Bird A fine study in concentration, questionable with an updraught and I wonder if it's been tried on a coal mine shaft? (Jim MacPherson)

Skip Shaft landing Level by I.A.Recordings No comment left (Dickie Bird)

The Adit at Wheal Banns by GolowDydh No comment left (spitfire)

Hafan by Rheidol United Stunning! (poosticker83)

Cages by Eddie Forrester No comment left (Teigl)

Cages by Eddie Forrester No comment left (llay101)

if you press this it makes a funny noise by mojorebel No comment left (RJV)

In 1976 by Dickie Bird No comment left (Coggy)

if you press this it makes a funny noise by mojorebel LOL! (sinker)