Category: mine exploration
Wales slate landscape given UNESCOs World Heritage status
Great to see the slate industry being recognised and appreciated, but lets hope this doesn’t jeopardise access… Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57973511 Details of the proposal…
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COVID-19 Underground
The following document produced by Hazel Barton goes some way to help those working underground to focus their risk assessments and procedures, if…
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Tyrolean Training, December 2019
Here’s a few photos, links to some of the data from the day, and stuff to support your training day…
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Wrysgan Tyrolean (project!)
Bit of an opportunity for some staff training today took us to place a few anchors and rig up a Tyrloean in Wrysgan….
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Original Cave & Mine Plans make great posters….
I’ve been getting these canvas prints for mine plans recently, they make a great thing for kids to look at! I’ve just received…
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Life-Lining Belay Devices for Level 2 Award Holders
BCA/QMC have recently released a document to help guide Level 2 Award holders in their equipment choice for those going out with the…
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Level 1 Training, November 2019
Here’s a few photos from a recent Level 1 both Cave and Mine training. For more up and coming courses click here …
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Ever wondered what the fantastic white flowstone in some of our metal mines is?
Ever wonder what the white flowstone like deposits found in many of our metal mines is? Hydrozinctite Hyrdozincite is a secondary carbonate mineral…
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Moel Fferna Mine Plan
Had cause to look at the mine plan for Moel Fferna this week, and following a thread on Adit Now got a little…
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Photos from this weeks Level 2 Training (May 2019)
It’s been a great few days with you all swinging around working through the Level 2 LCMLA! Here’s a few photos from the…
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