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Casual wear / low oxygen mine exploration. Actually a French diving suit of 1882 in the French Marine Museum
I like this shot even though it's not as bright as it should be. But it's a dark, wet and dank mining tunnel, so what do you expect? I love the tracks disappearing into the ground in the foreground.
This pile of sand used to be a hill.
The hill and trees in the background will soon look the same.
Strip mining is what it is.
The sand of Western Wisconsin and Southeast Minnesota has an unusual combination of qualities that makes it perfect for fracking (hydrofracking) for natural gas and petroleum products.
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A delegation of 21 British companies from the Construction Equipment Association travelled to Antofagasta to exhibit their products and services at Exponor Mining Exhibition held in the northern city Antofagasta between 11 and 15 May 2015.
“...Our readers will perceive the Advocate is embellished with an elegant emblematical design, representing a collier in one of the most laborious of his occupations -viz.: removing his tools. The rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the shamrock of Ireland, and the Welsh leek will be seen tied together by a ribband, representing a National Union, bound together by friendship and mutual interest. Indeed the whole design is beautiful, and does much credit both to the draftsman and engraver....”
Edited by William Daniels, The Miners' Advocate was begun in December 1843 as a replacement for The Miners' Journal, newspaper of the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland. Initially it was printed and published in Newcastle by bookseller Thomas Dodds, with distribution in Lancashire undertaken by the Manchester bookseller James Leach. By March 1844 sales in Lancashire accounted for just under half the print run of 8000 copies.
With its “eloquent editorial and worthy educational items” -a reflection of the Chartist predilections of its publisher and editor- the paper sometimes struggled to engage its target readership of pitmen. As an “unstamped” publication, however, The Miners' Advocate faced other difficulties. Stamp duty had first been imposed on newspapers in 1712 and was charged on each copy sold, adding significantly to the cover price. The Newspaper and Stamp Duties Act 1819 clarified that liability extended to any journal which either a) contained any "public news, intelligence or occurrences, or any remarks or observations thereon, or upon any matter in Church or State" or b) appeared more frequently than every 26 days. Moreover, each publisher was compelled to deposit £200 with the government as surety against the possibility of future conviction for seditious or blasphemous libel. Although the Association had voted at its conference in March 1844 to comply with these requirements, and did so again at another conference in July, the necessary steps were not taken in time to prevent the commencement of legal proceedings against Thomas Dodds as publisher. Publication was suspended after the 18th issue, and when The Miners' Advocate was relaunched in May 1845 it was as a monthly rather than a fortnightly journal.
On 20 February 1847 The Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury reported that “The Miner's Advocate... , which was discontinued in May last, has again been recommenced by Mr. Wm. Daniells, in a new and improved form. It is now printed and published in the Isle of Man - a change which is questionable, but which, we hope, may prove advantageous.” Several radical papers had by this time relocated to the Isle of Man, where they enjoyed not only freedom from stamp duty, paper duty and advertisement tax but also free postage to the UK mainland. “The Miners' Advocate and Manx Intellingencer” -as the paper was now called- was published by Robert Fargher in Douglas. A prospectus, dated 5 December 1846, said that it would be “an organ of instruction and communication for the miners of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, and its principal object will be to improve their condition, mentally, morally, and physically. It will develop more fully the capabilities of the Island as to its mining operations and will contain papers on geology, etc.” William Daniels continued as editor, and the proprietor was named as MAGB&I secretary William Grocott. Although the title had changed, the numbering of the Manx editions picked up where the second series of The Miner's Advocate, begun in May 1845, had left off.
In his “Bibliographical Account of Works Relating to the Isle of Man” (Manx Museum and Ancient Monuments Trustees, 1933), William Cubbon notes a reference to The Miners' Advocate and Manx Intelligencer having been printed on 21 April 1849. Fairly soon thereafter, however, it seems that the ending of the free postage concession and the jailing of much of the MAGB&I leadership -including William Grocott and James Leach- conspired to bring about its demise.
The above facsimile of the first issue was included in the republication of J B Smethurst's “Lancashire and the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland” (Eccles & District Historical Society, 1969). Despite the compliments paid to the draftsman and engraver of the masthead in the editorial, neither of them is named in the piece and I have been unable to discover their identities. The design was subsequently adapted for use by “The Lancashire Miner”, which enjoyed a brief run in the 1980s.
Underground mining diesel mechanical loco No.14 from Ellington Colliery Built 1961. Last loco out after mine closeure in 2005.
Video clip made from still images - 30 seconds long.
Filmed at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve.
Recorded at 60fps.
Oliver Iron Mining 900, a rare ALCO HH1000 sits on display, awaiting cosmetic restoration at the Lake State Railroad Museum.
Washington County, MO
One of the deepest iron mines in the world. More info and plenty of photos here.
To read more about my Svalbard trip, visit my blog pahas-travel.blogspot.nl
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Situated north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.
Administratively, the archipelago is not part of any Norwegian county, but forms an unincorporated area administered by a governor appointed by the Norwegian government. Since 2002, Svalbard's main settlement, Longyearbyen, has had an elected local government, somewhat similar to mainland municipalities. Other settlements include the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research station of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. Svalbard is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population. Other settlements are farther north, but are populated only by rotating groups of researchers; e.g. Alert, Nunavut—the northernmost year-round community.
A delegation of 21 British companies from the Construction Equipment Association travelled to Antofagasta to exhibit their products and services at Exponor Mining Exhibition held in the northern city Antofagasta between 11 and 15 May 2015.
I think data mining is changing a lot of internet practices with respect to how information can be sold. infospace.ischool.syr.edu/2013/06/25/student-data-mining-...
Verge cryptocurrency works using mining to keep transactions transparent. GIVE ATTRIBUTION TO: BeatingBetting.co.uk
Coober Pedy is a town in the arid interior of South Australia. It has developed a unique culture and appearance. Dominated by the earthworks of opal mining, many homes and businesses are underground to escape the extreme heat. The town is fiiled with unusual collections of mining history, junk, and props and sets from old movies.
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Western Potash Corp. (TSX: WPX) has conducted exploration drilling at its Milestone Potash Property immediately adjacent to potash permits help by BHP Billiton, Vale and Potash One. The three permits are located approximately 30 km southeast of Regina and to the southeast of the Mosaic Belle Plaine KL-106-R mining lease, which hosts one of the largest producing potash solution mines in the world.
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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
Protest rally called by Mining Dependents at Kranti Circle, KTC Panaji on 19.3.18. Supreme Court stopped all mining activities effective 16.3.18 after cancelling all mining permits. Protestors blocked traffic from both bridges and other entry points to the city. As a last resort, protestors were Lathi charged around 3pm. Drone videography Video youtu.be/CzaV1Hyr8Us
Gem mining sluice
New France hamlet, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
A large gem mining sluice activity was built in winter 2016 in front of Trapper Dave's General Store, replacing a much smaller one that can be seen in this photo.
Satellite image overview of an "in-situ" uranium leaching operation in central Wyoming operated by Power Resources, Incorporated. In 2008, PRI was fined by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for multiple violations at this facility (http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2008/04/04/news/wyoming/08b3f724c99992fa8725742000812281.txt).
"Here take that, It'll be much faster!"
The Lego Knights digging into a Muffin in search for the precious white chocolaty bits :-)