Posts by christwigg

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Author	Message
Topic: Sad news
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 14/05/2019 18:49:46 Subject: Sad news Terrible news, one of the true legends of our era. [link]78207[linkphoto]78207[/linkphoto][/link]
Topic: Wiregill Low Level
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 01/05/2019 07:58:52 Subject: Wiregill Low Level I've added Fairbairns plan to the same place, but looks like it just based on the LLCo one.
Topic: Sir Francis Level, query
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 01/05/2019 07:45:39 Subject: Sir Francis Level, query Amazing, you can't have been far off the bottom if you got to 33m
Topic: Sir Francis Level, query
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 30/04/2019 20:44:32 Subject: Sir Francis Level, query Yes, the graph paper section is Dunham from the BGS and doesn't show anything at the bottom of the Engine Sump. There is reference in Mike Gills book of an attempt to revive the pumping eng
Topic: Sir Francis Level, query
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 30/04/2019 11:47:07 Subject: Sir Francis Level, query I'm writing a little article about Sir Francis for a local society. There's an often reproduced image from Hardys 'Hidden Side of Swaledale' [img]https://media.subbrit.org.uk/10295/155
Topic: Construction Phase of 'Woodsmith Mine' Launched by Sirius Minerals
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 18/04/2019 07:40:37 Subject: Construction Phase of 'Woodsmith Mine' Launched by Sirius Minerals There was no way on earth they would have got permission to build 'another Boulby' in the National Park. [img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4450/37716346271_79b33309e0_b.jpg[/img]
Topic: Easter visit to St Francis level
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 11/04/2019 08:09:36 Subject: Easter visit to St Francis level I imagine for television they had to leave when the O2 alarm went off at 19.5%. Because the camera crew and Mr Rose were 'working' I would personally say that a fit and healthy person could
Topic: Cornish Mining Items Auction
christwigg	Forum: South West England Posted: 05/03/2019 07:31:41 Subject: Cornish Mining Items Auction Truro Auction Centre Date: 15 Mar 2019 http://cornwallauction.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/0138C.pdf 35 Various Mining related pamphlets and journals including Met
Topic: "The Bargain men" Gunnerside
christwigg	Forum: General Chat Posted: 21/02/2019 09:19:59 Subject: Why doesn't the subject copy ! Perhaps, but only a few subject matter experts are ever going to spot the problems, and for the intended audience of the "general public in 1976" it was well done.
Topic: "The Bargain men" Gunnerside
christwigg	Forum: General Chat Posted: 21/02/2019 08:39:33 Subject: Bargain men Well, I for one thoroughly enjoyed it, I think it's pretty unfair to be trashing something made in 1976. Yes, there were photos of other mines, but there aren't that many photos of the mine
Topic: The Grassington Mines Appreciation Group
christwigg	Forum: General Chat Posted: 13/01/2019 17:47:10 Subject: The Grassington Mines Appreciation Group Some great stuff on there. I've had a few surfaces walk up there over the years, but never got around to descending any of the shafts.
Topic: The Jet Project
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 27/11/2018 19:54:09 Subject: The Jet Project I thought we had more or less knocked all the BIG jet mines on the head a couple of years ago. And I was just tying up a few loose ends before considering writing it all up. How
Topic: Nenthead Mill (mine)
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 27/11/2018 19:45:39 Subject: Nenthead Mill (mine) Never seen any smoke/mist there. I've bumped into all sort of weirdos near the Ballroom. Could have been smoking weed or setting fire to rubbish.
Topic: Nenthead Mill (mine)
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 23/11/2018 11:44:59 Subject: Nenthead Mill (mine) Have a watch of this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VRk7mIztio The slope and crawl are 6 minutes in.
Topic: Nenthead Mill (mine)
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 23/11/2018 07:16:15 Subject: Nenthead Mill (mine) [quote="Billy P."]we might have to miss the short crawly though[/quote] You can't really, but its very very short.
Topic: Nenthead Mill (mine)
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 22/11/2018 07:53:35 Subject: Nenthead Mill (mine) If you're only wanting to go for an hour then Smallcleugh is probably your best bet. The entrance position given on the satellite map here is spot on and the path goes right to it. [ph
Topic: Hello from the Derwent Valley North Pennines
christwigg	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 14/11/2018 09:05:45 Subject: Hello from the Derwent Valley North Pennines If you use Facebook you might find some like minded people here :- https://www.facebook.com/groups/DerwentsideCMC/
Topic: Rampgill Firestone level - calendar caption query
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 29/10/2018 13:04:19 Subject: Rampgill Firestone level - calendar caption query December 2009 apparently, where does all the time go ? [photo]45148[/photo] [quote="gNick"] It is still wet and muddy [/quote] As I suspected :lol:
Topic: Rampgill Firestone level - calendar caption query
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 28/10/2018 22:18:01 Subject: Rampgill Firestone level - calendar caption query [quote="TheCret!n"]It’s no longer wet or muddy. [/quote] Seriously, I find that hard to believe from the state I ended up in on my last visit.
Topic: Nenthead Mill
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 28/10/2018 22:16:19 Subject: Nenthead Mill I've seen some photos by spartylea of it coming down on Facebook on 23rd September
Topic: A Forgotten Industry: The Alum Shale Industry of North-East Yorkshire
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 28/10/2018 07:59:23 Subject: A Forgotten Industry: The Alum Shale Industry of North-East Yorkshire Peter Appleton has just self-published a new book on the Alum industry for anyone that may be interested. [img]https://boroughgatebooks.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/alumbook1-cover-v3-thumbn
Topic: Warren Moor Iron Mine (mine)
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 19/10/2018 12:44:46 Subject: Warren Moor Iron Mine (mine) Indeed, a number of ventures in the Kildale / Commondale area tell the story of a failed attempt to jump on the Cleveland Ironstone bandwaggon. "Cleveland Ironstone: Memorial to John Owen"
Topic: Warren Moor Iron Mine (mine)
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 17/10/2018 18:26:43 Subject: Warren Moor Iron Mine (mine) There are some more details here of the work. https://northyorkmoorsnationalpark.wordpress.com/2018/09/17/warren-moor-mine-part-one-the-lime-mortar-task/ https://northyorkmoorsna
Topic: Sirius Minerals – an Overview of the North Yorkshire Polyhalite Project
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 05/10/2018 07:02:10 Subject: Sirius Minerals – an Overview of the North Yorkshire Polyhalite Project Thu 18 October 2018 18:00 – 19:00 BST The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SE Des
Topic: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D
christwigg	Forum: North Wales Posted: 02/10/2018 07:29:59 Subject: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D Short clip of one of my 3D models done with the drone, being shown on a Deepframe projector. [youtube]xbCv9Eaf36c[/youtube]
Topic: Rampgill Level
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 29/09/2018 20:46:40 Subject: Rampgill Level Probably needs to be some sort of calculation of the flow/volume coming out to understand if the spike is significant. Could be exactly the same total amount, just with less dilution due to
Topic: Construction Phase of 'Woodsmith Mine' Launched by Sirius Minerals
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 27/09/2018 18:38:43 Subject: Construction Phase of 'Woodsmith Mine' Launched by Sirius Minerals Drone footage of current progress on the shaft sinking. https://www.facebook.com/siriusmineralsuk/videos/1853648554750889/?t=3
Topic: 4 Gas Monitors
christwigg	Forum: Exploration Chat Posted: 13/09/2018 08:06:49 Subject: 4 Gas Monitors I've been using a BW Microclip for the last two years without any problems. Probably helps that it was brand new. In the past I had always cobbled together various old eBay ones
Topic: Smallcleugh dig, sherpa event
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 11/09/2018 19:49:55 Subject: Smallcleugh dig, sherpa event [quote="TheCret!n"] How many people do take this kind of Conservation work for granted? A good number I’d wager. I certainly used to.[/quote] I suppose its natural with an 'abandoned
Topic: Smallcleugh dig, sherpa event
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 11/09/2018 07:44:36 Subject: Smallcleugh dig, sherpa event [quote="TheCret!n"]I was thinking about this today. I think every person who visits this area owes Nick a bit of gratitude. Sure, plenty of others have helped dig, supplied essentials or wha
Topic: Smallcleugh dig, sherpa event
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 04/09/2018 08:13:36 Subject: Smallcleugh dig, sherpa event Any progress update from Sunday, Nick ?
Topic: Smallcleugh dig, sherpa event
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 27/08/2018 10:07:30 Subject: Smallcleugh dig, sherpa event [quote="TheCret!n"]No takers? I figured with all of the previous offers, people would be queuing up to help![/quote] I retrospect I could have, after a 400 mile round trip to watch the
Topic: Winsford Salt Mine: From Drill and Blast to Automated Continuous Mining
christwigg	Forum: Events Posted: 16/08/2018 20:03:56 Subject: Winsford Salt Mine: From Drill and Blast to Automated Continuous Mining Gordon Dunn \| Thurs 30 August 2018 \| 18:00-19:00 North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers Neville Hall Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne, Win
Topic: Caplecleugh - Smallcleugh through route blocked
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 04/08/2018 17:10:41 Subject: Caplecleugh - Smallcleugh through route blocked Give me a shout, should be able to help with the scaffolding. Let me know when you're thinking about going in to sort it out.
Topic: Can Abandoned Mines Heat our Future?
christwigg	Forum: Geology & Mining Posted: 04/08/2018 16:18:33 Subject: Can Abandoned Mines Heat our Future? NEIMME & Geological Society of London Lecture: Can Abandoned Mines Heat our Future? Charlotte Adams, Durham University Tuesday 25 September 2018, 18:00-19:00 \| Free The UK
Topic: Old Village of East Hetton
christwigg	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 24/07/2018 20:35:19 Subject: Old Village of East Hetton Ah, don't want to spoil the family fun but searching for that name gave me this :- 1906 EAST HETTON Commercial Brainson John, Masons’ Arms P.H. Callen Mry (Mrs), Turks Head
Topic: Old Village of East Hetton
christwigg	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 24/07/2018 20:31:52 Subject: Old Village of East Hetton The British Newspaper Archive is worth a look (sadly its not free, but i have a subscription) Inquests into deaths often seem to happen in pubs. Heres one, but its one you already have
Topic: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D
christwigg	Forum: North Wales Posted: 17/07/2018 17:06:37 Subject: Cwmorthin Barracks & Rhosydd Chapel in 3D All my stuff is on here. Heres a fair amount of Cleveland Ironstone content. https://sketchfab.com/christwigg/models
Topic: Coniston Copper Mine info please guys
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 09/07/2018 11:02:36 Subject: Coniston Copper Mine info please guys [quote="gNick"][quote="christwigg"]You might be OK with a quick poke in Doctors Level or Deep Level, but beyond that you're really looking at proper SRT everywhere. [/quote] Surely Hos
Topic: Coniston Copper Mine info please guys
christwigg	Forum: North West England Posted: 09/07/2018 09:13:43 Subject: Coniston Copper Mine info please guys You might be OK with a quick poke in Doctors Level or Deep Level, but beyond that you're really looking at proper SRT everywhere.
Topic: Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum launches £250,000 repair appeal
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 22/05/2018 21:07:27 Subject: Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum launches £250,000 repair appeal The donation link is below. http://www.ironstonemuseum.co.uk/donate Anyone with a valid receipt can claim a free underground trip in Cleveland with me any time they like ;D
Topic: Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum launches £250,000 repair appeal
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 20/05/2018 17:07:44 Subject: Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum launches £250,000 repair appeal It would appear they have announced the appeal, but not how to actually contribute. Hopefully that will appear soon.
Topic: Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum launches £250,000 repair appeal
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 20/05/2018 14:28:41 Subject: Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum launches £250,000 repair appeal If anyone has had a recent lottery win it would be much appreciated if you can send a few quid up to us in Cleveland to fix our mining museum. ;( A Teesside mining museum has launched a pub
Topic: Mine water clean up.
christwigg	Forum: Mid Wales Posted: 07/05/2018 07:45:58 Subject: Mine water clean up. http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2016/10/11/an-overview-of-the-current-biochar-and-activated-carbon-markets/ More than you'll ever need to know about the difference between activated c
Topic: Providence Smelt Mill 3D Model
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 30/03/2018 11:50:28 Subject: Providence Smelt Mill 3D Model After a fine day out in Gillfield Level last weekend, I popped over the beck to photograph Providence Smelt Mill. [photo]114795[/photo] Will take a while to load fully (goes in t
Topic: Surveying weekend re GIS & Cave Surveying
christwigg	Forum: General Chat Posted: 17/03/2018 07:15:28 Subject: Surveying weekend re GIS & Cave Surveying Here are some examples i've done for my HLF project, they always seem to generate a lot of interest, so i'm hoping to push it more for my next HLF project, showing people the low-cost/no-cost ways of
Topic: Locating mine entrance - aerial photo
christwigg	Forum: General Chat Posted: 16/03/2018 08:16:04 Subject: Locating mine entrance - aerial photo Lidar can be extremely useful, unfortunately your location is just outside where data is available for. https://houseprices.io/lab/lidar/map?ref=SK00006800 Worth remembering for
Topic: Donald Bain and Lloyd Wharton Shields
christwigg	Forum: North East England Posted: 12/03/2018 12:19:17 Subject: Donald Bain and Lloyd Wharton Shields I'm currently doing a bit of research into a couple of first aid/ambulance team trophies from the North East. The Durham Mines Inspection District Ambulance League, comprising South Durham,
Topic: Ice Underground
christwigg	Forum: Midlands Posted: 08/03/2018 21:14:25 Subject: Ice Underground Seen it a times over the years when conditions are just right, always great to see. [photo]114511[/photo]
Topic: Surveying weekend re GIS & Cave Surveying
christwigg	Forum: General Chat Posted: 27/02/2018 07:36:22 Subject: Surveying weekend re GIS & Cave Surveying Interesting i've been doing a lot of this stuff myself recently, making 3D models from mine and cave surveys, combined with Lidar.

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