We are a group of people dedicated to the preservation and recording of mining history Northern referring to our administrative base rather than our field of interest We started as the Northern Cavern & Mine Research Society in 1960 but our members increasing interest in mining led us to change the original name to the present title in 1975
Flooded mines constitute groundwater reservoirs that can be exploited with geothermal heat pump systems Modelling such a reservoir is challenging because groundwater flow and heat transport equations need to be solved within the complex geometry of mine workings To address this challenge we developed a tridimensional numerical model to
We are heading into the access tunnel at Scotland s only gold mine Scotgold Resources has been developing mining work at this site since 2007 And now the company is aiming to ramp up extraction
Welcome to the Scottish Mining Website The Scottish Mining Website provides information on the history of Scottish mining compiled from old reports gazetteers and newspaper articles The site includes information on all aspects of life in mining towns and villages from working conditions accidents and strikes to housing health and leisure
Welcome to the Scottish Cave and Mine Database maintained by the Grampian Speleological Group IMPORTANT NOTES The existence of a site description in this database does NOT imply or grant any right of access nor even guarantee the existence of that site Information contained in this database may be erroneous or out of date
Diamond mines in South Africa New technology upgrade at Cullinan Diamond Mine in Gauteng Photo Getty Images Source Getty Images Erasmus Jacobs a 15 year old lad found a transparent rock on his father s farm between December 1866 and February 1867
At the opposite end of the Highlands slates from the Ballachulish area Lochaber were actively quarried from the late 17th century with remains surviving of early buildings and transport from the area were the most important source in Scotland and exported widely especially for durable roofing Hume 1977 53 156; McMillan 2017a 11 12
The highest village in Scotland and one of the coldest Wanlockhead owes its existence to the abundance of lead and other mineral deposits in the hills including some of the world s purest gold Locknell Mine a drift mine cut into the hillside was used from the early 18 th century to search for galena lead ore Entering the tunnel
After a long time in preparation the first part of our database on UK mining deaths and injuries is now available covering the years 1900 1991 The data supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley with additions by Ray Lawrence NMRS records and others runs to 86 701 records and is fully searchable
The Lady Victoria Colliery home of the National Mining Museum Scotland was opened in 1895 as Scotland s first super pit It ceased production in 1981 and now serves as an example of one of the best preserved Victorian Collieries in Europe CAFE OPERATOR OPPORTUNITY Cafe Operator
Discover 180 years of mining history Find out about the people and communities at the heart of the industry and uncover how the miners lived at work and play Explore acres of woodland spotting plants and wildlife and find out how the excess water from the mine is cleaned and pumped back into a local river Then let off some steam in our
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The site provides information on the history of Scottish mining compiled from old reports gazetteers and newspaper articles The site includes information on all aspects of life in mining towns and villages from working conditions accidents and strikes to housing health and leisure The site contains more than 22 000 names of those involved
The Mooinooi Chromium Mine is located in the North West province of South Africa It was established as an underground mining operation and began production in 1978 The mine primarily utilizes underground workings with one known shaft for accessing the ore deposits The mining method employed at this operation is known as breast stoping
Pits of The North West Scottish Coalfields Pits Pits of Yorkshire Pits of The North East Pits of North and South Wales Pits of Somerst and Kent After The NCB/BC Privatisation Pre NCB Mines Post Mining Careers and Activities Video s And Links To Videos Create Thread;
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The Coal Authority holds coal mining data in a national database This provides information on past and present coal mining The map viewer and the web mapping services are provided free of charge
Magnetic mines German seaplanes also laid the first magnetic mines off the East Coast and dropped one on tidal flats at Shoeburyness in the Thames Estuary It was defused on the 23rd November and recovered by Lt Cdr Ouvry awarded the George Cross a vital step in the battle against a weapon which was causing heavy losses and long shipping
The Almond Valley Heritage Trust is a charity registered in Scotland No SC13708 and a Scottish Company limited by guarantee No 089429 with Registered Office at Almond Valley Heritage Centre Millfield Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AR Accredited Museum holding a collection of National significance to Scotland
The database behind this mapping arose from a much larger project by Mike Gill to establish a database of British Collieries It began in 2003 partly in response to a suggestion by Alison Henesey then librarian at the Yorkshire Coal Mining Museum that it would be useful to have a map which showed where the collieries were
OPERATING MINES IN NORTH WEST Search 15126 AC STRAUSS Mine Code 15126 Mine Name AC STRAUSS Commodity DIAMONDS ALLUVIAL Type OPENCAST Owner LITTLE ROCK TRADING 6 CC Tel 053 963 1081 District SCHWEIZER RENEKE