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Background: Length 130m Depth 28m This small mine working, entered by a 7.5m shaft at the foot of Sandford Hill, intercepts a significant natural chamber 6m high, 7m wide and 15m long. It contains evidence of the mining techniques used and some good dog-tooth crystals. There also appears to be...

I stumbled upon these 3D models of mines in the UK and thought some of you might enjoy them, I couldn't see any mention of Dr Keith Russ anywhere on the forum, so here's a link to his work https://abandonedminemodels.com/

Decided too go here as it we couldn't get into bethel quarry and it was close by, first mine i have ever went into so we didn't want too take too many risks so we mainly kept too the big open paths, as such we didn't manage too get to the crane near the end of the tunnel as it is through a...

On our holiday last month we decided to head to north wales and wanted a little explore but the car cave was not doable as cameras everywhere and new owners were on site so we headed to the next one which originally was supposed to be Wynne slate mine but we got lost and instead came across...

Thought some of you might enjoy this since these 2 mines have been mentioned around here quite a bit if I'm not mistaken, it's quite a well-made video!

This was one we spotted from the road, initially thinking it was a large church but turned out to be the above ground workings for a large sulphur mine. History - In the mid-nineteenth century, two shepherds were hit by a heavy storm. They decided to camp and lit a fire on the banks of the...

Hi everyone. I would love to know where this slate mine is in Snowdonia if anyone recognises it I would really appreciate it? I just want to visit myself and will not publish it online or tell anyone else.

1. The History Located in the Peak District high on the east side in the rugged carboniferous limestone gorge of Cressbrook Dale at an altitude of 273m, above Lumb Hole, this small mine was worked to win Galena (lead ore) from the Cowslip Vein. The lead mining industry in the Peak District was...

Saint-Clair-de-Halouze mine site The Saint-Clair-de-Halouze mine site encompasses all the mining installations dating from 1949 to 1978. The headframe, towering over the concrete infrastructure (receipt building, crushing plant, engine room, ore storage silos, miners' changing rooms and...

1. The History Arrock mine is a former black marble mine and quarry situated in the Derbyshire village of Ashford-in-the-Water, located close by to Bakewell. The mine sits on the Sheldon Road, close by to the main A6 trunk road. Together with the nearby Rookery Mine, it served as a primary...

1. The History Mandale Mine is located in Lathkill Dale in Derbyshire, near to the village of Over Haddon, a short distance from Bakewell. It represents one of the oldest recorded lead mines in the Peak District and since February 1998 is preserved as a Scheduled Monument. The history of the...

A mine near Lofthouse at the top end of Nidderdale, operating mostly between 1866 and 1910. The mineralised fractures here run east-west, roughly parallel to the more extensive veins at Grassington and Greenhow further south, see British Mining 60 for the details. As usual there were no...

Another mine in Wharfedale, this one targeting ore veins coming down SE from Grassington Moor, crossing over the valley above Hebden village. Started in the mid 1800s the enterprise was profitable for about 10 years until the excavations dropped below the drainage level (Bottle Level). A...

Im in a caving club but they dont really do mines which is more what im interested in tbh ive been down a fair few around south Wales when I lived there and some some urbex around bristol like temple pipe, but I've been fascinated by the bath area mining history for a while, got a survey map...