Web Site Links

UK Mine Explorer Sites

• mineexplorer.com (Roy Fellows)
  An individual website covering the various mining projects and activities in which I have been personally involved, plus some personal history, views on current affairs which are sometimes quite strong, the annual NAMHO field meet, and some other stuff. Slightly offbeat in places.
• Chris Cowdery
  An excellent resource containing information about many of the mines of north Wales, including a rather exciting write up of the Croesor-Rhosydd through trip
• Friends of Cwmorthin
  Information about the group working to maintain access to this historic Welsh slate mine, includes the facility to donate online to support the ongoing work at the mine
• Cave and Mine Exploration
  Barney's excellent collection of underground photographs from across the UK
• Mine Explorer Society
  Mine exploration group focusing on the Nenthead Valley and surrounding areas

International Mine Explorer Sites

• Abandoned Mines of NJ
  A site formed to snapshot and catalogue the numerous abandoned mines in the State of NJ, USA, contains excellent above and below ground photographs
• SPOD Project
  Subterranean picture of the day (Russian content) aims to display a different underground photograph every day from mines and caves worldwide
• IronMiners.com
  A group of mine researchers dedicated toward preserving and presenting the historic mining industry of the US to the armchair explorer
• UndergroundMiners.com
  The official site for abandoned coal mine research in the US with an excellent photographic archive
• Mines of Sardinia
  Mining archaeology and tourism in Sardinia
• Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains
  A highly detailed site dedicated to the coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains, containing detailed text, maps and photographs
• Iberian Topographical Mineralogy
  This site contains information on the mines and minerals of the Iberian peninsular (Spanish)
• The Hnatows' Trekking & Exploration Group
  A group exploring and photographing disused mines in Poland (Polish, English version coming soon)

UK Mining Research & Information Sites

• UK Mining Remains
  Web site devoted to a wide selection of some of the UK mining sites and significant remains
• UK Mining Walks
  Web site devoted to hidden surface remains and walks around historic UK mining sites
• Hendrecoed North Wales Mining History
  The Hendrecoed north Wales mining history website is a project to document and make public some aspects of the mining history and associated industrial archaeology of north Wales
• National Association of Mining History Organisations
  Represents NAMHO's membership, more than 90 groups involved in research and mine exploration in the UK
• Durham Mining Museum
  A fantastic resource of facts, figures and photographs from the mining regions of the north of England
• Welsh Coal Mines
  Dedicated to recording all the mines within the Welsh Coalfields including statistics and photographs; the site also runs an active forum
• MiningHeritgage.com
  Free historical material related to mining and minerals, sponsored by Resources Computing International Ltd., includes the complete set of woodcut illustrations from Agricola's de re Matellica
• The Slate Industry of North and Mid Wales
  Dave Sallery's excellent site featuring many photographs of the remains of the Welsh slate industry
• West Wheal Mary Ann Mine
  Site detailing the history and minerals of the West Wheal Mary Ann Mine in Menheniot, Cornwall
• Cornish Mining from Cornwall in Focus
  The Mines of Cornwall - their history, locations and descriptions
• Remains of the Welsh Slate Industry
  Remains of the Welsh Slate Industry (ROTSWI), a fantasitc collection of photographs by one man of Welsh slate mines and quarries gathered over several decades
• Tin Mining in Cornwall
  An excellent site covering Cornish tin mining; it's history, regions and remains
• Yorkshire Main Colliery
  Information and photographs from Yorkshire Main Colliery and other Yorkshire collieries
• Baddesley Mine Disaster of 1882
  An excellent site detailing the explosion at Baddesley Pit, 1882
• Subterranea Britannica
  Subterranea Britannica ('Sub Brit') studies all man-made and man-used underground space, this includes mines, but also a vast range of other sites, regular conferences and site visits are arranged and a magazine is published three times a year
• History of Irthlingborough Iron Ore Mine
  A very detailed study of Irthlingborough Iron Ore Mine and it's history
• North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
  World's largest mining library and archive. Covers coal and metalliferous mining. Over 1,060,000 catalogued items relating to mining included in on-line catalogue. Archive records, including maps and plans from mid sixteenth century. Detailed mine records, maps and seam plans. Detailed records of borings and sinkings. Geological and minerals plans by the thousands. Reference only library. Librarian services available by phone or e-mail.
• Flintshire Lead Mining
  Chris Ebbs site on the history of lead mining in Flintshire
• Thurcroft Colliery
  Site dedicated to the history and workforce of Thurcroft Colliery

International Mining Research & Information Sites

• Old Forge Coal Mines
  Pennsylvania Department of Mines Inspector Reports, U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletins, and in the historical section over 100 reports, stories, and manuals on coal mining

UK Preserved Mining / Heritage Sites

• Keswick Mining Musuem
  The first mining museum to be established in Cumbria and it hosts the finest collection of mining memorabilia in the country including the Ian Tyler Collection, The Willie Shaw Collection of Minerals and part of The William Creighton and The Willie Hemmingway Collection
• National Slate Museum, Llanberis
  Bringing back to life the inheritance of the north Wales slate industry, which roofed the industrial revolution, not so much a museum as a pocket of history, it is as though the quarrymen and engineers have only just put down their tools and left the courtyard for home
• Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall
  A preserved Cornish tin mine run by Pendeen Community Heritage, a registered charity and not for profit company which runs the site as a visitor centre
• Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre
  A unique underground kingdom created by philanthropist Joseph Williamson in the 1820s and 1830s
• Friends of Williamson's Tunnels
  The official site of the Friends of Williamson's tunnels, an underground kingdom beneath Liverpool dating from the early 1800s
• Working at Dylife's Martha Wheel
  A reguarly updated report of restoration of the Dylife Martha Pit (see also Mining in the Dylife Area)

Clubs & Societies (Mine Exploration and Caving/Mine Exploration)

• Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society
  CATMHS is a society interested in historical industrial sites with an emphasis on mining remains above and below ground, it is actively involved with the exploration of these sites
• Eldon Pothole Club
  Official website of Eldon Pothole Club based in Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
• Wealden Cave & Mine Society
  Official website of the Wealden Cave & Mine Society, the society was established in the 1960s and is based in Surrey
• Carn-Brea Mining Society
  Formed in 1974 with the objective of encouraging the study of all aspects of mining, geology and mineralogy in the South West of England
• South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group
  A local group researching into the mining that occurred in the area until the middle of the last century. We do lectures, exhibition, research and active digging and exploration.
• Great Orme Exploration Society
  Site is dedicated to the exploits of the "diggers" of the Great Orme Exploration Society past and present, photos, trip reports and information on the Great Orme copper mines
• Peak District Mines Historical Society (PDMHS)
  
  Peak District Mines Historical Society (PDMHS) web site - mining history, archaeology, mine exploration and preservation, underground and surface meets and social events
• North Wales Caving Club - cave and mine exploration in North Wales
  The oldest club in the area dedicated to the original exploration of caves and mines
• Welsh Mines Society
  A Society for research and exploration of mines and quarries in Wales; holds weekend field meets and occasional conferences

Urban Underground Exploration

• UrbanUnderworld
  Urban exploration website focussed mainly on unearthing the UK's biggest storm drains, other exploits including exporing disused mines in North Wales and the Lake District

Underground Communities

• Dark Places
  Meeting point for (mostly underground) explorers to chat and share information

Mine Explorer Friendly Accommodation

• Cherrytree Cottage
  Bed and Breakfast accommodation, miner friendly and opposite Brewery Shaft!

Gear Suppliers

• Up & Under
  Excellent gear provider, selling a good range of caving related kit, based in Cardiff
• Excellent Stuff
  Official UK distributor for the StenLight S7 caving and mine exploration LED lamp and accessories
• Protector Lamp
  Protector's Flame Safety Lamps have been in constant use since 1873 and the GR6S Garforth lamp is still the approved method of checking for firedamp in all UK coal mines. A modified lamp has carried the flame for all Olympic torch relays, most recently in Vancouver and next year for London.

Mining & Quarrying Related Books

• Moore Books
  Specialist books covering mining, speleology, industrial history, caving, walking, travel and the outdoors
• Penhellick Publications
  Penhellick Publications produces mining and historical books by Mining Historian Allen Buckley and Mining Engineer Karla Riekstins
• Books on Welsh Coal Mining and Collieries
  Covers all aspects of the South Wales coalfield including the collieries, districts, ownership, disasters and trade unions

Industrial Archaeology

• I.A.Recordings
  I.A.Recordings is a voluntary organisation formed in 1982 to make moving picture records of historic industry, covering everything from Aqueducts to Zinc mines: creating an archive for posterity and providing copies on DVD and video tape for sale to help fund the recording work. Mining is particularly well represented with hundreds of disused and working mines recorded both above and below ground, in the UK and abroad.
• The Trevithick Society
  Formed in 1935 to save the Levant beam winding engine from being scrapped, the Trevithick society has interests in Cornish industry wherever it may be.

Other Links

• Funicular Railways of the UK
  This site contains details and numerous photographs of inclines and tramways at various mines and quarries in the UK