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On October 6, with a three meter tall funeral wreath activists grieved the loss of a piece of the Czech Republic's landscape, as well the country's responsibility for climate action. The performance was a gift for minister of industry who met activists for talks about the current government's climate and energy policy.
While the funeral was a mockery, the government's upcoming decision to dismantle limits on coal mining is not. Established to protect the landscape of northern Bohemia and locals from the threat of evictions, limits on mining are keeping more than 1.3 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide in the ground that would otherwise be emitted if the coal were to be mined and burned.
The government's decision is expected for October 19.
The Anson Pit at Poynton was one of the main working shafts at the colliery and regularly raised 80,000 tons of coal a year in the late nineteenth century. The pit was a very old working, dating from the early nineteenth century, and a significant remodelling was undertaken in the 1860s to allow increased production. The works undertaken included widening the shaft at the half-way point to allow a pass-by for two cage operation, a more powerful winding engine, extensive new sidings, screens and loading area. The pit closed in 1926 but the railway loading yard under the screens survives in industrial use. This datestone has recently emerged from under the ivy. It commemorates the remodelling of the pit and is much cruder than the normal high quality datestones erected by Lord Vernon at his collieries.
Scenic view of the mining operations in Chloride, Arizona. This is in the northwest corner of the state. Here, gold, silver, turquoise and other minerals were blasted from the mountains. The title of this image refers to seeing the inside and the outside of these mountains at one time. See the set on Chloride for many aspects of this old mining area and the town that survives.
part of what is now a huge storage warehouse in park city, utah, this tower has been perched on this moutainside for over 100 years. though not in use anymore, this rusting tower is a beautiful nod to the mining days of the rocky mountains.
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Title: Atlas accompanying volume III on Mining industry / United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel; Clarence King, Geologist in charge.
Conference: United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
Other title: Mining industry atlas
Publisher: New York : J. Bien, [187-?].
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources --United States --Maps.
Location: Babbidge Map Library Double Oversize-NonCirculating-Level 4
Call Number: G1201.H1 U53 1870
The National Mining Museum Scotland was created in 1984, to preserve the physical surface remains of Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland. The colliery, sunk by the Lothian Coal Company in 1890, came into production in 1894. It was nationalised in 1947 with the formation of the National Coal Board, and had closed in 1981.
The buildings were recognised as being of outstanding interest as they formed an almost complete survival of a major Victorian colliery, with later additions. Some demolition, such as the 1950s canteen and medical centre, has occurred but the vast bulk of the structures stand. The winding engine is by Grant, Ritchie and Company and the colliery headstocks were built by Arrols of Glasgow. From 1998 onwards several of the main structures were stabilised and new visitor facilities opened. [Wikipedia]
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Not really mine, but an early birthday present for Jools, a 30th anniversary edition of Soul Mining. Both discs on 180gm vinyl, and sounding superb, includes artwork and a bonus 12" of remixes which sound stunning, which also does not feature the bloody plinky plonk of Jools bloody Holland.
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This lavish boxset celebrates the 30th anniversary of The The’s major label debut album, Soul Mining, originally released in October, 1983. The re-packed and expanded version contains an authentic reproduction of the album, with newly remastered audio from the original master tapes (overseen at Abbey Road by Matt Johnson), as well as an extra 12” gatefold vinyl of alternative versions and remixes..
The remastered audio has also been dubbed from new vinyl test pressings recorded from Matt Johnson’s original 1982 Thorens TD-147 gramophone player using patent ‘Dubbed-From-Disc’ technology, obtainable via a download code contained within the boxset. The boxset also includes a unique ‘news-poster’ containing extensive notes written by Matt Johnson that detail the making of the album.
Disc: 1
1. I've Been Waitin' For Tomorrow (All Of My Life)
2. This Is The Day
3. The Sinking Feeling
4. Uncertain Smile
Disc: 2
1. The Twilight Hour
2. Soul Mining
3. Giant
Disc: 3
1. Uncertain Smile
2. Perfect
Disc: 4
1. This Is The Day
2. Fruit of the Heart
3. Perfect
4. I've Been Waitin' For Tomorrow (All Of My Life)
www.amazon.co.uk/Mining-Anniversary-Deluxe-Edition-Dubbed...
I found this little mining bee (Andrena sp. - Andrena praecox? or Andrena bicolor?) in my backyard yesterday.
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after driving for almost 10 hours we finally catch up with this loaded ore train headed towards the ore docks back in 2001
Timuay Fernando Mudai of the Pigsalabukan Bangsa Subanon (PBS), expresses his disgust before his fellow Mindanaoan Lumads over the desecration of Mt. Canatuan in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte, where in a Canadian-backed TVI Resource Development Inc. is currently mining for gold and copper. Mt. Canatuan is a sacred mountain of the Subanons. Over 100 Mindanao lumads are currently in Camp Alano, Toril, Davao City for the State of the Indigenous Peoples Address (SIPA). SIPA, which will end tomorrow, July 31, is a gathering of Mindanao lumads to expose the real state of IPs in Mindanao
Tongo, Sierra Leone — In the diamond field-rich district of Kenema in the southeast of the country, a handful of twenty-something men with soiled and shredded rags for t-shirts bend over at the waist, and toil knee-deep in a caramel pool of mud. Lined along the waters' edge, situated an arms-length apart from one another, they splash circular sieves into the water then shake the contents from side to side with a vigorous rhythm in hopes of finding a diamond. This is a small-scale diamond mining operation called alluvial mining. Working in small cadres on mines with crude tools is a popular profession among men here in the Kenema District, but the pay is poor and the rewards seen are seldom or infrequent, at best. The workers only get paid when the diamonds are found. The middlemen who buy the stones from the miners prosper the most. Rebel forces from Liberia and Sierra Leone used diamonds to fund their wars -- gems for guns -- between 1990-2001. This trade led to the reputation of the Blood Diamond. Diamonds now must be certified by the government of Sierra Leone.
Photo by Geoff Bugbee, courtesy of Heifer International
'Conveyors', by W.G. Hudson, 2nd edition. Published in 1950 by Chapman & Hall Ltd., London. Red hardback book with silver print on spine.
West Lothian Museums. http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/tourism/museumsgalleries/ums/information
If you would like more information about this object, please contact: museums@westlothian.gov.uk, quoting WLDCM1995.096.023.
A view of Iron Ore mining in Kudremukh National Park of Karnataka state, in south-western India's Western Ghats.
You can see the hill tops exposed to elements, devoid of vegetation and grass cover. Below flows the Bhadra River.
The mining activity in the Park has STOPPED, due to the help sought by Karnataka's wildlife activists with India's judicial system.
GEAR: Nikon FM10 SLR, Nikkor 35 - 70mm lens, 35 mm Slide film
SCANNER: Scanned CanoScan U1250 flat bed scanner.
ABOUT WESTERN GHATS:
Western Ghats, or Sahayadris as they are known in many Indian languages, are a 1600 km long chain of mountains that run parallel to the Arabian Sea in peninsular India. They give birth to almost all the major rivers of south India. These rivers provide drinking and irrigation water for more than 250 million people. The 'Ghats' are one of earth's designated 25 Bio-diversity 'Hot Spots'. They are home to some of earth's rarest flora and fauna and most spectacular landscapes. To know more, please visit www.westernghats.info
Early spring and the Mining bees are about. Sound is a Blackbird singing. Filmed using the Sony RX10iii camera fitted with a +2 dioptre lens for close-up.
Golden Eagle Mining Limited (GEE) is a highly motivated mineral exploration and development company focused on generating quality gold assets within proven gold producing districts. GEE has strategically expanded its highly prospective ground position, now totalling 62 prospecting, exploration licenses and mining tenements covering a staggering 460 square kilometres within a 60 kilometre radius of Kalgoorlie, one of the world’s most prolific gold districts.
With permits now in place, Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (BGM) is set to restart operations at its Bonanza Ledge mine site near Quesnel, creating around 90 jobs in the region.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017MEM0016-001132
I found this little male bee in our Staffordshire garden yesterday. I assume it's an Andrena mining bee. It's not a species I remember seeing before.
It's a small bee; not much larger than a female Andrena bicolor. He was interested in a hole in our loose, sandy soil; perhaps waiting for a female to emerge. I'll have to keep an eye on the location!
Long wall coal mining under the Waratah Rivulet, that feeds Sydney's water supply, has cracked the river. Peabody coal company is trying to glue the cracks together again with an epoxy substance.
Photos by Max Phillips // Jeremy Buckingham's office: www.flickr.com/photos/62459458@N08/sets/72157628426391761/
Black hardback book titled: 'A Mining Engineer's Survey Manual', by J.E. Metcalfe, Published for Mine & Quarry Engineering by Electrical Press, 1951. 341 pages.
West Lothian Museums. http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/tourism/museumsgalleries/ums/information
If you would like more information about this object, please contact: museums@westlothian.gov.uk, quoting WLDCM1995.096.010.
Red enamel lapel badge showing design in gold of two thistles, two ears of corn and a piece of mining machinery. "NUM" (National Union of Miners) printed in gold at top and "SCEBTA" (the Scottish Colliery Enginemen, Boilermen and Tradesmen's Association) at bottom. Triangular shape, gold coloured metal.
West Lothian Council Museums Service. http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/tourism/museumsgalleries/ums/information.
Copyright: West Lothian Council Museums Service.
If you would like more information about this object, please contact: museums@westlothian.gov.uk, quoting WLCMS1997.007.001
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More work from a busy start to the year, another Genius & Me infographic feature, Enabling Mining Operations, for one of the largest Engineering consultancies in the world. Can't tell you how much we enjoy working up this type of concept. Next please! ...
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