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These were the cars that were used to transport the ore out of the mines. Since mining was never profitable here, these cars have been sitting here for decades.
Jawbone Flats was established as a mining camp in the 1920s. It gets its name from the fact that while the miners were out in the mines during the day, their wives would gossip, or "jawbone", during their daily activities in town. The mining camp was shut down in the 1940s when the mining proved to be less than profitable. Shiny Rock Mining Company operated out of Jawbone Flats from 1972 to 1992.
Thanks to Senator Mark Hatfield, this area became protected as the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area in 1996, along with the Opal Creek Wilderness, which lies adjacent. Since this area includes old growth trees, Jawbone Flats is home to the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, and educational groups and individuals can come to study and learn about this ancient forest. No private vehicles are allowed here; you have to hike in 3.5 miles. In addition, the old buildings, artifacts, and equipment here are protected by federal law.
Regulations governing mining operations are specific to national and jurisdictional regulations and local circumstances. While their variation precludes an extensive review in this report, given that regulatory failures and inadequacies contribute to tailings dam failures (Golder and Associates 2016), an international regulatory systems review would be beneficial in improving tailings management.
Tailings Dam failures are a shared responsibility, caused as much by regulatory as management failure. In cases of catastrophic failures, the regulatory system has failed to ensure good design, and to implement, monitor and enforce adequate standards. As ICOLD determined, these failures are frequently human-caused. Regulatory systems with multiple, independent checks are required to ensure standards and detect impending failures.
A regulatory system, for example, should cover the civil works, environmental performance and risk calculations associated with tailings storage facilities. They should also stipulate financial requirements for perpetual management of waste or a requirement for rehabilitation to a level that enables the site to be safely relinquished for reuse for non-mining purposes. While the practical requirements for mine waste planning, treatment, storage, monitoring and management are highly specific to the mine location, some higher-level issues are widely applicable. The figure illustrates an evolution of tailings management, from proponent-driven to a gradual increase in regulations for a more inclusive approach that would reduce risk for all stakeholders.
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I don't think I ever uploaded this video- sometimes Flickr has troubles with the files. Anyways it's an older one. There's no way I'll bring my new camera to work so any shots from there will continue to be from the Olympus, which is a camera I have no complaints with anyways. Stories from work can always be found here:
I don't think I've ever seen a mining bee before, but think this is one. From my book, it looks like Andrena haemorrhoa. Happy to be corrected. There is also a mite in this shot.
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Riddochhill Colliery, Blackburn. Gavin Paul & Sons Ltd, Colliery Owners and family coal merchants.
Date: c.1903.
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Risca Colliery's two shafts were sunk in 1875 with coal production starting in 1878. On 15 July 1880 an explosion killed 120 men and boys due to the miners preferring to use older "Clanny" lamps to the new Davy safety lamps. Clanny lamps were subsequently banned in mines. An explosion in 1860 at the nearby Black Vein Colliery had already claimed the lives of 146 men and boys. The colliery closed in 1967 and is now the site of an industrial estate.
The chapel was built in 1858 to provide English language services for the influx of "foreign" workers to the expanding industries. It was enlarged in 1875.
It took both to load this marble and one this size was one per-truck. When we got hear there was 3 trucks waiting to be loaded and one more came up while we were watching. You can walk about the area still.
A fresh yet to be plucked betel leaf inside a vineyard in Govindpur village. Betel leafs are considered good for digestion and also have certain medicinal properties.
Casual wear / low oxygen mine exploration. Actually a French diving suit of 1882 in the French Marine Museum
Nevadaville, Co. this wall could had been to level ground for a building - walls such as this are all over the area.
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Mr Trevor Manuel, Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission address at the Mining Indaba. The Minister spoke about how lowered mining output in South Africa can be turned around through investment and employment.