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  1. Abandoned-Sheffield

    Report - Holme Bank Chert Mine, Derbyshire - August 2024

    This is a return visit for us, having been here a few times before in the past. It’s always a pleasure to take a look around Holme Bank Chert Mine and there is a lot to see here. We’re grateful to the landowner for their continued support in allowing access and encourage everyone to seek the...
  2. UKAME

    Video Report - Adventure To The End Of Rampgill Via Scaleburn Part 1/3

    In this 3 part series we explore the majestic Rampgill mine, via Scaleburn's horse whim and through the crosscut to Rampgill. We then travel down Rampgill as far as is currently accessible and then exit via Rampgill and Whiskey Bottle Junction. Hope you enjoy! Rampgill and Scaleburn were...
  3. RustyJohn

    Report - Iron Mines In The Coast - Spain (February 2024)

    I've just recently moved to a new city with new exploring possibilites all around, so to get familiar with my new surroundings, one warm (too warm!) winter morning I headed to Can Palomeres, a hill dotted with mines aaall around. The views from up there are quite nice...Seaside and mines, what...
  4. RustyJohn

    Report - The Big Mine of 'Can Palomeres' (Abandoned Iron Mine) - Spain (December 2023)

    Just next to the sea, in an unsuspecting resort town there's the remains of one of the most important iron mining operations in Catalonia. The 'Mines de Can Palomeres' were exploited irregularly since the late 1860's, but at the turn of the century an English company took hold of the place to...
  5. Webbs0710

    Report (Permission Visit) Holman's Test Mine, Camborne, Oct 23

    This site is very much active, it's in the hands of a pyrotechnics company who use the tunnels for testing. I visited on an Airsoft weekend, and was given permission to have a wander around for some photos on the second day. The History As mining became established as the backbone of Cornish...
  6. mikedelaney

    Report - Chisnall Hall Colliery to Welch Whittle

    Chisnall Hall Colliery was the largest coal mine on the Lancashire Coalfield north of Wigan. The colliery on Coppull Moor was owned by Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Company in 1896 when it employed 135 underground and 48 surface workers. The colliery appeared on maps in 1908 as a coal mine...
  7. Mr Sam

    Video - Pen-Yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry - North Wales - November '22

    Pen-Yr-Orsedd is home to the last standing blondin winder in Wales so its worth a visit just to see that! Theres quite a few winder buildings that would of controlled the blondin lift mechanisms then a large mill on the mid lever and a smaller older mill at the base of the quarry with a few old...
  8. Brackkkn

    Report - Holwell Mine (Leicestershire) June 2023

    Thanks to @HughieD for the heads up, that this site could still be accessed... headed over with a non member and soon found the main entrance with what I assumed was the only way in, chained up very tightly! A quick walk close by and we soon found another (even tighter) way into the mine. You...
  9. MK83

    Report - Nant y Gadwen manganes mine - Rhiw, North Wales - May 2023

    This was a revisit, did a report on this quite a while ago but we'd never done any underground and our shots were terrible. Always wanted to do a better job and while in the area decided to have another stab at it. Link to original report Report - - Nant y Gadwen Manganese Mine - Rhiw, Lllyn...
  10. RustyJohn

    Report - The 'Negrin' Mine/Bunker - Spain (February 2023)

    This might end up being a long one because of both the very eventful history of the place and the explore itself... I hope you like reading. There's an area near the border with France where there are some abandoned talc mines. This one, officially called the Canta Mine, started in 1868 as a...
  11. R

    Lead or Rumour info - Existing mines in the Selby super pit

    I've spent the last few weeks researching the Selby super pit and it's mines. Wistow Mine, Stillingfleet Mine, Riccall Mine, North Selby Mine, Whitemoor Mine and at Gascoigne Wood Mine are the 6 pits that are all linked, yet obviously shut down around 20 years ago. I went to stillingfleet mine...
  12. Barneylad06

    Report - Sygun Copper Mine Equipment - Snowdonia, UK - April 2022

    History: Sygun Copper Mine is a Victorian copper mine which closed in 1903 but was renovated and reopened by the Amies family as a tourist attraction in 1986, focusing on audio-visual tours of the underground workings. It is still open to the public today. Sygun Copper Mine was once a main...
  13. MK83

    Report - Penny Rigg Copper Mill and the Tilberthwaite deep level adit - Coniston, Cumbria - March 2022

    History - The Tilberthwaite deep level adit was first driven in 1849 by John Barret to connect with the extensive Tilberthwaite Copper mines, and as well as acting for drainage, to allow the passing of ore from higher levels. At the mouth was constructed the Penny Rigg Copper Mill, which was...
  14. ForgottenBuildings

    Report - Zeche N4 - Germany - Mar, 2021.

    History: After the second world war the reconstruction of Europe had started. What laid central to this reconstruction was the hunger for energy. Coal was the most commonly available and cheap resource which could be used for the rebuilding of heavy industry in West-Germany. This demand caused...
  15. MK83

    Report - Maenoffren Slate Quarry Part 2 - Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales - October 2021

    We haven't posted much for the last couple of weeks due to real life getting in the way, namely my van engine deciding to catastrophically give up on life along with having loads on at work but managed to get it all sorted it out in time for this visit. We visited this place for the first time...
  16. ForgottenBuildings

    Report - Zeche N1/2 - Germany - March, 2021.

    History: The history of this coal mine started all the way back in the beginning of the 1900s. At the time the West-Germany truly started to industrialize. What powered this rapid industry was for the majority coal. This caused the creation of many new coal mines. During the years the mine grew...
  17. MK83

    Report - Montcliffe Colliery - Winter Hill, Horwich, Bolton - September 2021

    This is going to be quite a short report on the remains we found of Montcliffe Colliery. Winter Hill near Bolton is famous locally for the huge T.V. mast at the top and is popular with walkers but it has been extensively mined and Quarried in the past. There were multiple collieries around the...
  18. MK83

    Report - Maenofferen Slate Quarry - Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales - August 2021

    This place has been covered loads of times (most recently in an excellent report by @HughieD ) but we've always thought it looked awesome and wanted to check it out. We had a full days childcare so thought we would do the 2 and a half hour drive down and check it out. This is by no means a...
  19. MK83

    Report - Nant y Gadwen Manganese Mine - Rhiw, Lllyn Peninsula, Wales - July 2021

    History - This is the southernmost of a small group of manganese mines near the village of Rhiw. The group, which included the Bennalt and Rhiw mines was the largest producer of manganese ore in the UK in the early 20th century. Nant Mine raised 45,644 tons of manganese ore prior to its closure...
  20. ForgottenBuildings

    Report - Coal mining school. - Germany - March, 2021.

    History: The German Ruhr valley is widely known for its heavy industry like steel and manufacturing. What laid central in this industry was the availability of coal stored deep underground. Coal mining became a common practice since the beginning of the 1800s, which kickstarted the German...
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