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The retired truck 172 from the Mont-Wright iron ore mine on display at a park in Fermont, Quebec, Canada.
A vintage Cambrian No 1 flame safety lamp, made by E. Thomas & Williams Ltd, a mining lamp with a riveted plate showing 'Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd 1982 Safety Award'.
These were given to Shell personnel who saw an accident-free year on their vessel.
Perth is a mining town. Mining is a major source of revenue for Western Australia and hence the state is relatively wealthy and has the highest median household income of any Australian capital city. The picture shows the precinct at the ground floor for one of the major mining companies. This is repeated throughout the city with some lovely grounds
Having unloaded a train of pellets at the Taconite Harbor dock, the empties make their way out of the Lake Superior Basin back to Hoyt Lakes. 9-18-94
My last of 4 record shots of bees from yesterday's looooong walk, via a diversion because of a landslip, from Failford to Stair along the River Ayr. This one was busy mining its burrow in a footpath. Any help with ID much appreciated.
The bee in this shot, and those in the previous two uploads were all in the same spot.
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I called at the mining museum at Astley Green where I was made very welcome by the volunteers.
The steel lattice headgear for Number 1 Shaft is the only colliery headgear remaining in Lancashire. The structure, which is over 100 feet high, was built by Head Wrightson & Co. in 1912 and replaced the original wooden shaft sinking headgear.
A couple weeks ago, Wilbur and I went to look for the miner's camp of the Horseshoe Mine. Instead of finding the camp, we found the mine. Initially Wilbur wasn't interested in returning to unpleasant bushwhacking on the backside of Mailbox Peak, but I convinced him I knew where to look. So we went and found the camp fairly easily.
Not much is left of it. While the outline of the buildings are somewhat visible, no actual structure is standing. Just a few pots and pans, cans, bottles, washbasins, the base of a stove, parts of rusty bedsteads and a laundry sink are scattered about in the last stages of decomposition. One of the most interesting relics was the system of rusty pipes for bringing water from a nearby creek. We followed the pipes until they disappeared under a tangle of blown down trees. It also appears the camp may have been used by loggers who came about 10 - 20 years after the miners as there were a couple of rusty, twisted saws present as well as some truck engine components.
We ate lunch near the site of the camp and thought about what the surroundings must have been like during the era of mining from 1904 - 1909 when the hillsides were covered with old growth forests. We surmised the miners used mules and wondered how they cared for them on the steep slopes covered in trees. And we wondered about the difficulties of logging. We could see the springboard notches in the enormous decaying stumps around us. Both the miners and loggers lived challenging lives trying to extract a living from the earth.
PS: The mine and the camp are difficult to find. I had GPS coordinates but they were marginally helpful as the GPS coordinates we got onsite were different than the ones available on-line. Good luck if you try to go there. Creek crossing and bushwhacking steep slippery slopes criss-crossed in blow-down await you.
The Ballarat Mining Exchange was built between 1887-9, and was used for trading of shares in mining companies during the gold rush. It still houses the Mining Exchange Gold Shop today.
Narrow gauge rail bogies at Lancashire (Astley) Mining Museum.
selective colour
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Making its way up the steep incline, an unidentified SY locomotive slowly climbs the steep gradient to dump another load of mine spoil, in the backdrop of the heavily industrialised landscape. Fuxin power station and Wulong Colliery can be seen in the background
This cottage stands beside the track of the former Liskeard and Caradon Railway.
Ponton’s Piece (aka Poynton's Piece / Ponton's Peace), is a complex comprising two small semi-detached miners’ cottages and small holdings, typical of those found in the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site.
According to the Historic Environment Record, Poynton’s Piece was first recorded in 1699.
The cottages appear on the c.1803 Ordnance Survey, where is is described as Ponton’s Piece and is shown associated with a small patch of enclosed land.
At this time, it was the only settlement in the area as Minions was not yet in existence.
The c.1880 Ordnance Survey shows a scatter of buildings positioned alongside the Caradon to Looe railway. (Information from the Cornish Buildings Group).
For more photographs of Ponton's Piece click here: www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/Railway-Remains-an...
I think this is an Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) but didn't capture the tip of her abdomen where a tuft of orange hairs might confirm that - I was too interested by the pollen collected on her legs...
It seems like ages since I've posted any macro. I've been playing around with some new lenses, but today I felt the need to go out and find some small friends, so on went the MP-E!
I found this small solitary bee wandering around on the patio floor. I think it had a damaged wing as it could only fly small distances before wandering around again. I placed my finger in front of it, and it quickly climbed up so I guess it must have been a bit cold.
It was happy to pose for a few photos, so I gave it some honey-water by way of payment before leaving it in a quiet corner.
Stacked from 4 images @ 1:1 (quite a bit crop)
There were a couple of these in our Staffordshire garden today. I thought at first that they were female Halictus rubicundus but have been advised by a follower on Twitter that it's actually Andrena dorsata - the Short-fringed Mining-bee.
This is great because it's a new bee for the garden and a new bee for me too. Hopefully I'll recognise it if I see it again!
GHH mining machine underground shovel, when they were introduced in the Monteponi mine, helped to make the work lighter and faster. He wouldn't mind seeing it displayed in a protected area and not exposed to the elements. A machine created to work indoors that ends its "career" outdoors. The most interesting part are the reinforcements made by hand welding along the entire profile of the blade of the shovel. Although not a certainly functional artistic work; this is proof of the mastery and skills that the staff had acquired in working in a mine like this.
Pala da sottosuolo GHH mining machine, quando vennero introdotte nella miniera di Monteponi aiutarono a rendere il lavoro più leggero e veloce. Non sabbe male vederla esposta in una zona protetta e non esposta alle intemperie. Una macchina che nasce per lavorare al chiuso che finisce al sua "carriera" all'aria aperta. La parte più interessante sono i rinforzi realizzati con saldatura a mano lungo tutto il profilo della lama della pala. Seppure non un lavoro artistico sicuramente funzionale; questo a riprova della maestria e delle competenze che il personale aveva acquisito nel lavorare in una miniera come questa.
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Stand by for mission objectives...
Mission 8500: Search for diamonds.
Mission 8501: Search for ice crystals.
Mission 8502: Search for radioactive fuel.
Mission 8503: Search for "special pearls."
Mission 8504: Sear- WORLD DOMINATION.
Mission 8505: Search for energy-resin.
Mission 8506: Search for "heavy water."
Mission 8507: Search for neutrons.
Mission 8520: BALANCE OF POWER.
Mission 8521: Search for lava crystals.
Mission 8522: Search for electrons.
Mission 8523: Sear- OBEY JUDGE.
Final Message: WE ARE SLIZER. JOIN US.
One view of Federal Mill #3, once the largest lead mine and processing plant in the world. At its height, 4500 people worked here. Now a Missouri state historic site, it includes a museum and additional exhibits, with more planned for the near future. A fascinating place, huge in scale, with many interesting photo opportunities.
On a dusty unpaved street in the small opal mining town of White Cliffs New South Wales, this derelict petrol pump stands guard over what was once a general store and service station. For more information on this delightfully quirky outback town see the text accompanying my other White Cliffs images.
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