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Topic: Midlands accessible mines
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 24/05/2019 09:20:01 Subject: Midlands accessible mines I also think they prefer you to have BCA cover at Alderley Edge, may have changed though depending on nature of the visit?
Topic: Midlands accessible mines
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 03/05/2019 15:51:42 Subject: Midlands accessible mines You'll do well at Draycott, the guides at Apedale do a bit of voluntary work keeping it locked up and sealed lol. There is a way but it's not for the internet to know lol and I don't think i'd try it
Topic: Midlands accessible mines
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 03/05/2019 15:31:38 Subject: Midlands accessible mines Ayup mate, Not sure to be honest, Matlock as you know. Staffs has a few lead mines, but mostly coal, which i tend to avoid unless guided, not sure how far apedale drift is from you? Well w
Topic: Search Mines, Am I missing a trick?
Praada	Forum: Site Updates, Suggestions & Corrections Posted: 26/02/2019 13:43:15 Subject: Search Mines, Am I missing a trick? If searching on here, I usually know the grid region first, search say SK for the peaks, then choose the mineral. Problem is, it's limited if searching say lead mines, as there are too many to list v
Topic: Started new mining channel for my videos.
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 25/02/2019 12:12:46 Subject: Started new mining channel for my videos. I get a playback error and the video fails? maybe the embedding that has failed, do you have an external link to youtube?
Topic: Old Mine Exploration in Russia
Praada	Forum: Rest of World Posted: 28/01/2019 10:28:00 Subject: Old Mine Exploration in Russia https://dedmaxopka.livejournal.com/2011/11/10/
Topic: Newbie S Wales
Praada	Forum: South Wales Posted: 18/01/2019 10:47:58 Subject: Newbie S Wales Same here, we also tend to hit north/mid wales once a month or so :) welcome! Plenty of welsh guys on here, check out the thursday nighter thread :)
Topic: Hopton Wood Entrance (photo)
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 07/01/2019 16:25:30 Subject: Hopton Wood Entrance (photo) The via gellia has a full day of mine exploring :) so there really is no need to annoy the security on site :thumbdown: they really aren't too pleasant when they are forced to leave the warmth of thei
Topic: Hopton Wood Entrance (photo)
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 07/01/2019 09:08:00 Subject: Hopton Wood Entrance (photo) Tried numerous times, been caught both ends numerous times... the secca that guard the gates told us they were fully sealing every entrance, this was about a year ago, they never did what they told us
Topic: Nottingham
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 17/12/2018 15:24:42 Subject: Nottingham You can still access it, we tried to access the old buildings afterwards as there were lights on but was vacant... We set the alarms off though and had to leg it! Easy to get to the shelte
Topic: Holme Bank Bakewell
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 19/11/2018 12:24:31 Subject: Holme Bank Bakewell Didn't know about the combi lock, last time I visited we entered the carpet entrance, then went to exit the far end, got the metal sheet that covers the entrance and it was welded shut? Had to return
Topic: Holme Bank Bakewell
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 19/11/2018 09:30:02 Subject: Holme Bank Bakewell It's not the best entrance in my opinion, not for a 6ft1 bloke anyway! The entrance on the left far side of the workshop barn area which is now welded shut was much easier to walk through without the
Topic: Holme Bank Bakewell
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 16/11/2018 11:58:42 Subject: Holme Bank Bakewell All info you need is already on aditnow :) https://www.aditnow.co.uk/Mines/Holme-Bank-And-Holme-Hall-Other-Rock-Mine_9349/
Topic: Holme Bank Bakewell
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 16/11/2018 11:57:12 Subject: Holme Bank Bakewell PM'd i'm sure there is a survey somewhere, I have a copy somewhere i will try to find it.
Topic: Hendre Spar Mine
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 16/11/2018 09:29:55 Subject: Hendre Spar Mine Was here for my 3rd visit at the weekend, only did the non SRT area's, leaving the firehose worm hole for another day. I don't know of any proper surveys available, have looked before and found a bas
Topic: Masson Quarry Access
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 14/11/2018 17:01:23 Subject: Masson Quarry Access Hopefully they are just having a clear up of the area, removing some shrubs and overgrowth. There are climbing competitions held in the quarry sometimes, so possibly (hopefully) they are clearing the
Topic: Cwmorthin - geology question
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 19/10/2018 15:00:57 Subject: Cwmorthin - geology question So essential each piece has been touched by at least 4 sets of human hands! Incredible when you think about the shear size of some of the welsh slate spoils, cwmorthin is an amazing site to see just f
Topic: Cwmorthin - geology question
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 19/10/2018 14:08:31 Subject: Cwmorthin - geology question We did a tour of maenofferan on the large waggons, the tour guide said that lots of fools gold is present within the slate of Wales. It contaminates the slate and has to be discarded. He told us tha
Topic: Mines in Northern Greece
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 12/10/2018 09:40:37 Subject: Mines in Northern Greece Quite scarce by the looks of things, lots of hydrocarbon stuff going off but not much metal mining since ancient times. Only had a quick look online but really not much to find it seems...
Topic: Mines in Northern Greece
Praada	Forum: General Chat Posted: 12/10/2018 09:39:20 Subject: Mines in Northern Greece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mines_in_Greece
Topic: Advice for newbies and beginners...
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 20/09/2018 11:31:18 Subject: Advice for newbies and beginners... Last time we went down there, we removed a load of fishing wire, orange if i remember right, not sure how you get lost in wapping anyway; everywhere either leads back full circle in the maze or brings
Topic: Hafna Lead Mine Video
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 11/09/2018 12:26:11 Subject: Hafna Lead Mine Video I can confirm that Pete's link does indeed work and direct to the CAL site :) thanks for the info and sorry for intruding on your thread Paul. The video is very interesting by the way, I wi
Topic: Hafna Lead Mine Video
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 11/09/2018 11:38:10 Subject: Hafna Lead Mine Video Not a problem, thanks Roy, I will PM you rather than fill up Paul's thread with off topic stuff :) I have just applied for DIM BCA insurance so that makes two of us now, for the sake of £11 for the re
Topic: Hafna Lead Mine Video
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 11/09/2018 09:51:12 Subject: Hafna Lead Mine Video ah fantastic! Thank you!
Topic: Hafna Lead Mine Video
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 11/09/2018 09:47:36 Subject: Hafna Lead Mine Video Hi Paul, That CAL link to ask for permission doesn't work, what are the restrictions in place for users wanting to enter? There are 5 of us wanting to make this trip but only one of us curr
Topic: Jug Holes
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 29/08/2018 13:42:18 Subject: Jug Holes Thanks, i've been told i can telephone order via the museum at matlock as well :) I haven't got the wapping book but i've been in a number of times, love getting lost in the maze and emerging up into
Topic: Jug Holes
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 29/08/2018 10:20:02 Subject: Jug Holes Can anybody point in the direction of an online retailer of the jugs interpretation pack please? I cannot find time to visit the mining museum or buxton caving supplies. I have funds waiting to trans
Topic: Jug Holes
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 16/08/2018 10:58:10 Subject: Jug Holes now you've set my advernturer mode off again is anything mentioned about connections in the jugs interpretation pack? Does anybody have a digital copy of the pack that I could look at? I've been meani
Topic: Long Rake Name Clarification
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 15/08/2018 16:45:32 Subject: Long Rake Name Clarification [quote="Edd"][quote="Praada"]We thought it was just fog and slight dust until we got across the rails and couldn't see 3 feet in front of us! That's where the journey got cut short and we returned to
Topic: Jug Holes
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 14/08/2018 10:25:15 Subject: Jug Holes one of my favorite local underground trips. Drop down the hole just inside the large cave and exit out the corregated tunnel :D very intense for the amateur so I always take the noobs down there alon
Topic: Can Abandoned Mines Heat our Future?
Praada	Forum: Geology & Mining Posted: 06/08/2018 12:21:28 Subject: Can Abandoned Mines Heat our Future? You know what boils my blood, we are an island surrounded by water and the government keeps shunning attempts at researching and testing hydroelectric generators in the estuaries and river openings ar
Topic: Long Rake Name Clarification
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 06/08/2018 11:36:08 Subject: Long Rake Name Clarification We thought it was just fog and slight dust until we got across the rails and couldn't see 3 feet in front of us! That's where the journey got cut short and we returned to the surface no more than half
Topic: Long Rake Name Clarification
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 03/08/2018 15:33:12 Subject: Long Rake Name Clarification Not for me to return either i had a chest infection for 3 weeks after the last dusty trip! The opening down the large slope was billowing out dust like fog!
Topic: Kilburn Hall Colliery Coal Mine (mine)
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 03/08/2018 14:07:34 Subject: Kilburn Hall Colliery Coal Mine (mine) Lived in tibshelf all my life and our house is over the old pit site at sunny bank. No signs of subsidence although other properties have suffered before, a dog walker and his furry companion also fe
Topic: Long Rake Name Clarification
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 03/08/2018 10:38:50 Subject: Long Rake Name Clarification Carbon monoxide is the bradwell moor long rake, no bad gases in long rake, took a 4gas down there at the beginning of spring :)
Topic: Long Rake Name Clarification
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 02/08/2018 16:19:08 Subject: Long Rake Name Clarification That's the name i was looking for, much worse when i last went down (6 months ago) Never did find that bottom level :(
Topic: Long Rake Name Clarification
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 02/08/2018 10:08:48 Subject: Long Rake Name Clarification Do you mean Long rake spar mine? with the newly added signs warning not to enter? Last time i went in there it was very dusty with a slight chemical scent in the air! Believe that the aggregates comp
Topic: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 18/07/2018 14:39:30 Subject: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D I'd guess you pay the $3500 to obtain licenses to distribute and use for anything other than personal or education purposes... autodesk offer a lite version of most products (as does google sketchup)
Topic: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 18/07/2018 09:24:03 Subject: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D [quote="SimonRL"]Thanks :) [quote="Praada"]How much is this software?[/quote] USD 179 - not bad considering what it does and what some of the competition costs, although there is
Topic: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D
Praada	Forum: North Wales Posted: 17/07/2018 15:58:28 Subject: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D How much is this software? Really cool and the finished files are pretty damn good! Detailing is brilliant, can you load these into google earth to contribute to the 3D aspects?
Topic: Nottingham
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 17/07/2018 15:08:54 Subject: Nottingham It is sealed still, but you can access via a manhole above in a carpark :) just need to manhole cover keys to pull it up, the residents didn't bother us as they watched from their kitchen windows ;D
Topic: Nottingham
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 11/07/2018 10:06:41 Subject: Nottingham How did you find Nottingham? I live about 20 mins away, there are old air raid shelters which used to be sandstone mines, accessible via manholes around the city centre. Brilliant history and all wel
Topic: Talybont, Wilkinsons Level.
Praada	Forum: Mid Wales Posted: 10/07/2018 14:45:11 Subject: Talybont, Wilkinsons Level. Many thanks, I will look at planning a good long day in the welsh hills :)
Topic: Talybont, Wilkinsons Level.
Praada	Forum: Mid Wales Posted: 10/07/2018 14:12:08 Subject: Talybont, Wilkinsons Level. Of course, not a problem at all, really does make it a much better experience for us explorers, with the work you all volunteer so generously :) Is there anything else around talybont which is of simi
Topic: Talybont, Wilkinsons Level.
Praada	Forum: Mid Wales Posted: 10/07/2018 12:13:27 Subject: Talybont, Wilkinsons Level. Are there any access restrictions to visit talybont? I still need to sort out some PLI, but really fancy a trip to Wales over the weekend to try some new locations (preferably easy grade with minimal
Topic: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited...
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 25/05/2018 10:18:57 Subject: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited... You aren't wrong there, just looked on their website and the list of surveys for the area is incredible and very reasonably priced! Thanks a lot AR!
Topic: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited...
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 24/05/2018 13:40:42 Subject: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited... [quote="NigelH"]Praada - If your mates aren't fully SRT savvy, you could always lower them down Eyam Dale Shaft yourself. Its an obvious hole on the hillside opposite the power substation further up t
Topic: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited...
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 24/05/2018 11:23:48 Subject: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited... Excellent I will pop over at the weekend after I've done my speed awareness course at Casa in Chesterfield :) Thanks again!
Topic: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited...
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 24/05/2018 10:21:54 Subject: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited... http://smhccg.org/geology/the-caves/ found this brilliant link answering all my questions and naming the exact route i took, greeny ivy cave sounds interesting, may have a little peep in there next ti
Topic: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited...
Praada	Forum: Midlands Posted: 24/05/2018 09:46:34 Subject: Stoney Middleton - Help with a location I recently visited... Bossen hole is the first through route to the windy ledge, brilliant, it really was a treat to exit out on to that ledge! Is there any connection from the Gin entrance not requiring ropes? I have rope

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