Posts by Peter Burgess

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Author	Message
Topic: Proposal to revive Cumbrian coal mining
Peter Burgess	Forum: North West England Posted: 07/11/2019 20:25:22 Subject: Proposal to revive Cumbrian coal mining This is a summary of what I found: Smelt iron using electrolysis An intriguing way of separating iron from its ore at MIT was reported in Scientific American 3 (May 2013) There was a
Topic: Proposal to revive Cumbrian coal mining
Peter Burgess	Forum: North West England Posted: 07/11/2019 15:10:03 Subject: Proposal to revive Cumbrian coal mining Yes that's the point, and the story prompted me to do some research, and it's a shame more people don't do the same, but prefer to stick to their chosen agenda, whatever that might be.
Topic: Proposal to revive Cumbrian coal mining
Peter Burgess	Forum: North West England Posted: 07/11/2019 09:43:41 Subject: Proposal to revive Cumbrian coal mining When I heard the coal was to be used for coking and steel production, but there were still objections about the mine contributing to carbon dioxide emissions, I wondered whether there was any way to e
Topic: Staying near Wells - any recommendations for mine trips?
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 15/10/2019 12:05:15 Subject: Staying near Wells - any recommendations for mine trips? Compton Martin Ochre Mine "Singing River" Mine, Shipham Axbridge Ochre Mine Surface lead works at Charterhouse Surface lead works at Priddy Sandford Hill mine workings
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2018
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 29/08/2019 07:48:53 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2018 Top left of this discussion - "New Topic". Click it.
Topic: Miles of rare gold have been discovered
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 08/08/2019 08:40:07 Subject: Miles of rare gold have been discovered If there is so much of it then its not rare.
Topic: Southwest copper and tin
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 07/08/2019 09:52:13 Subject: Southwest copper and tin Another alternative for obtaining metallic copper might be the electrolytic route, and again you would probably need oxides and carbonates, together with some acid and old iron - no idea how efficient
Topic: Southwest copper and tin
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 07/08/2019 09:48:43 Subject: Southwest copper and tin I heard the early copper mining talks at NAMHO this year, and there is a reason Bronze age (and later) miners didn't go much below the "gossan" in search for ore. They used the easily spotted green ca
Topic: NAMHO 2019 Conference report
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 01/08/2019 10:36:33 Subject: NAMHO 2019 Conference report https://darknessbelow.co.uk/namho-2019-mid-wales-a-programme-of-excellence/ Well done Roy for managing a really good event, and thanks to all those who helped to make it work so well.
Topic: Ambrose Hole
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 31/07/2019 08:46:58 Subject: Ambrose Hole If you pop over to the Isle of Wight you might like the Needles Battery, but it's not one that will get your electric bikes recharged.
Topic: Ambrose Hole
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 31/07/2019 08:44:45 Subject: Ambrose Hole There is a reason why the NAMHO conference hasn't yet been held in the New Forest.
Topic: Calamine Mining in the 16thC
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 26/07/2019 20:13:32 Subject: Calamine Mining in the 16thC This paper is quite detailed. http://www.brassmill.com/linked/2003_09_-_history_of_calamine_mining_on_mendip.pdf As for "preserved" workings, there is "Singing River Mine" in Shipham, and m
Topic: Calamine Mining in the 16thC
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 26/07/2019 10:04:14 Subject: Calamine Mining in the 16thC Shipham, I believe, was the centre of the calamine mining activity in Somerset. Alan Gray may be the person to contact initially.
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 09/07/2019 14:00:02 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 [quote="ttxela"]I got back late last night after a fairly relaxed drive home and a pub meal. Another excellent conference - never been to one I didn't enjoy. Many thanks to all i
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 09/07/2019 13:48:22 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 The post was pretty old, probably post medieval.
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 09/07/2019 11:44:49 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 [quote="AR"]Apologies for my non-appearance on Sunday, this was due to having had a wisdom tooth out earlier in the week then got an infection. I went back to the dental hospital yesterday and they've
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 02/07/2019 17:06:21 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 Would that be a SatNav with Roy Fellows voice? :lol:
Topic: Video : A Dangerous Shale Reccie In The Old Dragon Mine : Abandoned Mine Explore #28
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 30/06/2019 19:54:20 Subject: Video : A Dangerous Shale Reccie In The Old Dragon Mine : Abandoned Mine Explore #28 I thought I should watch this right through, and give an opinion based on content rather than title and perception. I am a massive non-fan of GoPro videos. They don't make for good viewing and at time
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
Peter Burgess	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 24/06/2019 09:56:13 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. Slacker ! :lol:
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 19/06/2019 18:27:46 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 This one has walls!
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 06/06/2019 10:04:22 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 Thanks Roy - I am now ready for a great weekend!
Topic: Exploring Coal Mines - Gas?
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 05/06/2019 13:04:03 Subject: Exploring Coal Mines - Gas? With all those sulphurous minerals they may simply be closer to Hell.
Topic: Exploring Coal Mines - Gas?
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 04/06/2019 10:48:35 Subject: Exploring Coal Mines - Gas? I know this topic is a request for stories, but there is a fair bit of advice popping up understandably. Maybe the advice should be, if in the first place you need to ask what the risks are and what t
Topic: Exploring Coal Mines - Gas?
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 03/06/2019 18:34:21 Subject: Exploring Coal Mines - Gas? No real anecdotes in coal mines, only one interesting experience in an iron mine at Coalbrookdale many moons ago. Clearly the lack of oxygen, as it was I think, affected a colleague's mind. He was usi
Topic: Nenthead mines - collapse
Peter Burgess	Forum: North West England Posted: 26/04/2019 10:00:31 Subject: Nenthead mines - collapse That's not good news - the condition of all mine-workings is on an inevitable path of decline and the best we can do is to delay the inevitable by making routes as safe as we can, and being aware of a
Topic: Caving Videos ?
Peter Burgess	Forum: South Wales Posted: 26/04/2019 00:05:05 Subject: Caving Videos ? [quote="Paul Marvin"][quote="Peter Burgess"]Is there any reason why not to post on UKCaving?[/quote] I hate that forum to many bun fights[/quote]Well, the question had to be asked! :lol:
Topic: Caving Videos ?
Peter Burgess	Forum: South Wales Posted: 25/04/2019 23:06:09 Subject: Caving Videos ? You are specifically asking about CAVING videos, not MINE ones? I don't have an issue with mining ones, I just thought caving ones were not so relevant here.
Topic: Caving Videos ?
Peter Burgess	Forum: South Wales Posted: 25/04/2019 18:18:30 Subject: Caving Videos ? Is there any reason why not to post on UKCaving?
Topic: Caving Videos ?
Peter Burgess	Forum: South Wales Posted: 25/04/2019 12:21:45 Subject: Caving Videos ? Better elsewhere, in my opinion. Not bothered if that's a minority view, though.
Topic: Derelict land as wildlife refuges
Peter Burgess	Forum: South Wales Posted: 25/04/2019 09:55:56 Subject: Derelict land as wildlife refuges A fascinating news story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47882928 I walked the Cwm Gwrelych area near Glynneath last year and was as interested in the way nature is rec
Topic: Maenofferen
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 16/04/2019 09:51:17 Subject: Maenofferen [quote="ttxela"][quote="Peter Burgess"][quote="euros"]I don't mean to imply that the area is a heap. It's just that in welsh you would refer to a pile of stones as tomen . [/quote]Most of W
Topic: Maenofferen
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 15/04/2019 18:51:20 Subject: Maenofferen [quote="sinker"][quote="Peter Burgess"][quote="euros"]I don't mean to imply that the area is a heap. It's just that in welsh you would refer to a pile of stones as tomen . [/quote]Most of W
Topic: Maenofferen
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 15/04/2019 17:13:01 Subject: Maenofferen [quote="euros"]I don't mean to imply that the area is a heap. It's just that in welsh you would refer to a pile of stones as tomen . [/quote]Most of Wales is a heap of stones surely? (ducks
Topic: Responsible Exploration / sensitive sites.
Peter Burgess	Forum: Exploration Chat Posted: 12/04/2019 13:57:55 Subject: Responsible Exploration / sensitive sites. As they style themselves explorers, why are they not able to find their way around with both a compass and a map? Even Scott of the Sahara could have made a better job of it.
Topic: Responsible Exploration / sensitive sites.
Peter Burgess	Forum: Exploration Chat Posted: 11/04/2019 20:03:46 Subject: Responsible Exploration / sensitive sites. [quote="ttxela"][quote="alex17595"]I think a large amount of these Youtubers/Social media people are just using it as a persona to get more views and therefore more money from it. '[/quote]
Topic: Photographs Of Wherry (album)
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 25/03/2019 10:40:43 Subject: Photographs Of Wherry (album) Continual submergence often keeps timbers in a good state. It may depend on the type or wood I suppose. Shaft linings in old limestone workings near Burwash in Sussex, some 200 years old, exposed by K
Topic: Photographs Of Wherry (album)
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 25/03/2019 10:18:54 Subject: Photographs Of Wherry (album) Nice - looks like flatrods driven from the shore.
Topic: Photographs Of Wherry (album)
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 25/03/2019 09:50:43 Subject: Photographs Of Wherry (album) Are there any illustrations of what it might have looked like when being worked?
Topic: The Archaeology of Underground Mines and Quarries
Peter Burgess	Forum: For Sale! (and wanted / for swap) Posted: 02/03/2019 06:58:54 Subject: The Archaeology of Underground Mines and Quarries I am happy to put a review up on Darknessbelow.co.uk at no cost, please get in touch whoever wants to write one. We have a rather different ethos to getting interesting information out to cavers and m
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 04/02/2019 18:53:06 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 That's just what I need to know - thank you.
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 04/02/2019 15:57:41 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 Are trips on Thursday, Friday and Monday down to delegates to arrange for themselves, or will they be organised as led groups? I was hoping to do two full days of lectures and a few trips on the
Topic: NAMHO Conference 2019
Peter Burgess	Forum: Events Posted: 23/01/2019 10:41:39 Subject: NAMHO Conference 2019 I am not sure if Roy's NAMHO conference/field meet experiences go back many years but I expect they do, like mine. In the past, the event alternated each year from Field Meet only, to Conference only.
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
Peter Burgess	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 23/01/2019 09:50:25 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. I have had only one occasion when grit caused an issue with my new lamp, Roy. It was in Ogof Ffynnon Ddu and I pressed the button with a very muddy/gritty gloved finger. Some grit stopped the button r
Topic: Merry Christmas 2018!
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 25/12/2018 15:38:46 Subject: Merry Christmas 2018! Santa's given Roy another mine to play with;D
Topic: DOCUMENTARY: Hidden Wales with Will Millard
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 25/12/2018 08:53:22 Subject: DOCUMENTARY: Hidden Wales with Will Millard All the outtakes are being kept safe for "it'll be alright on the night"
Topic: Tony Oldham RIP
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 18/12/2018 18:50:41 Subject: Tony Oldham RIP See relevant thread on UKC----g for the latest news.
Topic: Tony Oldham RIP
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 18/12/2018 18:49:02 Subject: Tony Oldham RIP It seems his demise was a spoof story, so I feel comfortable suggesting that his body is to be used for cloning, but without his permission. :lol:
Topic: Number of working underground mines in the UK
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 18/12/2018 10:39:39 Subject: Number of working underground mines in the UK This was the situation 20 years ago: http://www.wcms.org.uk/cgi-bin/wcmsarchive.pl?archid=british_mines_and_quarries_apr1999
Topic: Number of working underground mines in the UK
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 12/12/2018 11:42:41 Subject: Number of working underground mines in the UK Brightling gypsum
Topic: Hidden Wales: Cwmystwyth
Peter Burgess	Forum: Mid Wales Posted: 04/12/2018 18:19:01 Subject: Hidden Wales: Cwmystwyth I have found newspaper archive relating the trial of Mountaineer in 1870 confirming this. Thanks for the help. It seems that photo used in the TV program is most likely of this loco. The Neath and Bre

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