Mine Exploration & Mining History

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Photographs Of Parys Mountain Last modified - 18 hours ago by dajones	Photographs Of Morwellham Quay Last modified - March 18^th by Scoggan	Historic Photographs Of Gosforth, Last modified - March 16^th by lyons
Photographs Of Hafod-Y-Llan Last modified - March 14^th by TwllMawr	Photographs Of Hafod Y Llan Last modified - March 14^th by TwllMawr	Historic Photographs Of Fawdon Colliery Last modified - March 14^th by Mr Pete
Photographs Of Bwlch Y Plwm Last modified - March 8^th by TwllMawr	Historic Photographs Of Nenthead Last modified - March 4^th by Jim MacPherson	Historic Photographs Of Cligga Head Last modified - March 1^st by Roy Morton
Photographs Of Snailbeach Last modified - February 28^th by I.A.Recordings	Photographs Of Nantiago Last modified - February 28^th by I.A.Recordings	Photographs Of Marchlyn Last modified - February 27^th by Margot
Photographs Of Bailey Level Last modified - February 24^th by BenCoulson	Historic Photographs Of Bailey Level Last modified - February 24^th by BenCoulson	Photographs Of South Levant Last modified - February 23^rd by Karl Marx

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Photographs Of Hill End Last modified - March 11^th by larker	Photographs Of Mountain Mine Last modified - February 25^th by I.A.Recordings	Photographs Of Handlová Last modified - February 25^th by I.A.Recordings
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Gosforth, Coal Colliery United Kingdom / NZ Last modified - March 16^th by lyons
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Wager Burn Lead Mine United Kingdom / NZ Last modified - February 23^rd by PeteJ
South Levant Tin Mine United Kingdom / SW Last modified - February 23^rd by Karl Marx
Great Trevagean Tin Mine United Kingdom / SW Last modified - February 23^rd by Karl Marx
Burning Drake (Peak Forest) Lead Mine United Kingdom / SK Last modified - February 20^th by LeeW
Burbage Sandstone Quarry United Kingdom / SK Last modified - February 20^th by LeeW
Wharram Chalk Quarry United Kingdom / SE Last modified - February 19^th by Kingfisher60024

Latest Mining & Mine Exploration Documents

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
Calverton C4s face 1975 (3.92Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded September 26^th 2018 by NeilR
Pye Hill 1975 (5.58Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded September 22^nd 2018 by NeilR
Wheal Lily (Wendron, Cornwall) in Mining Journal (38Kb) Marketing Material Uploaded August 31^st 2018 by Karl Marx
The discovery of a prehistoric mine in Sussex (646Kb) General Interest Uploaded August 29^th 2018 by carnkie
SUNGUN DISCOVERY INTERVIEW-GSI 2017-B (7.52Mb) Technical Documents Uploaded August 27^th 2018 by Hashem Etminan
Newspaper Article 1870 (240Kb) Other Documents & White Papers Uploaded July 9^th 2018 by Jonesy83

Latest Photograph Votes

False floor by Wyn Splendid, always wondered what there was up there but never had time to divert off the Watkin path to explore. Looks like a dicey crossing? (ttxela)

Nenthead Mill (Rampgill Zinc Mill) late c 1908 - 21? by Jim MacPherson No comment left (rmacpherson)

Fawden pit by Thomas Hair by lyons No comment left (TwllMawr)

Breck Hollow coe 1974 by Dickie Bird No comment left (ttxela)

Surface view Great Rake Mine, Carsington Pastures in 1979 by Dickie Bird No comment left (ttxela)

Crossing the traverse by SimonRL No comment left (Dean_Allison)

Stoping in Cligga by Roy Morton No comment left (Dean_Allison)

Old South Normanton Colliery Shaft Marker by marshwiggle47 I only live about 1 mile f[link]109858[linkphoto]109858[/linkphoto][/link]rom this but never seen it, you have made my day. (denboy2345)

Old South Normanton Colliery Shaft Marker by marshwiggle47 Never seen this before and I live nearbye. Is it the old Normanton Mine or the later Wincobank I once worked down. (denboy2345)

Nenthead Mill late 19th/early 20thC? by Jim MacPherson No comment left (Cuban Bloodhound)