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Giant rotary excavator in the open-pit mining area Garzweiler (Germany).
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We Sometimes Take The Mining Industry For Granite
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Did a walk round the garden before lunch. Quite dull & cold then, not many insects about, just a couple of Mining Bee's. Probably Andrena species
Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) showing well in my garden. The females are particularly eye-catching with their foxy red hair and black undersides. These mining bees will nest in the lawn and patches of bare ground!
First red TIE Interceptor, now yellow TIE Fighter!
I am usually not too fond of "yet another TIE variant" but how could I resist a yellow one? Such a beautiful color to go with black and grey! This just screams "utalitarian design" and so fits the mining guild theme perfectly!
It is a relatively simple build, but it already contains some fixes I intend for the v2.0 TF, most notably better shape of the solar panel. Change is minimal but noticeable enough! And I am very slightly... quite proud of the stripe solution ^^
This driver did a great job hauling this mining truck through this city of Red Deer, Alberta. The pilot truck on the left of the image guided traffic to allow the driver to negotiate this left hand 90° turn.
"Heartlands, a 19-acre Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, is a family friendly visitor attraction that embodies Cornish culture. Nestled just off the A30 at Pool, Redruth, in the mining heart of Cornwall. Heartlands is a place where people can learn, explore, play and relax." (www.heartlandscornwall.com/).
The Heartlands site is centred around Robinson's Shaft, South Crofty Mine. While many Cornish tin mines ceased operating when tin prices collapsed after WWI, South Crofty continued through the 20th century, buying up some neighbouring mines along the way, such as Dolcoath. Robinson's Shaft had been a copper mining shaft in the early 19th century, and in 1900 work started on developing it into a tin mining operation (which basically means going deeper). By 1908 it was South Crofty's principal tin mining shaft, and in 1910 it was one of the first Cornish mines to use electric powered drills.
The pump engine stopped working at 1.15pm on 1 May 1955, and was the last Cornish Engine (built in Hayle) to work on a Cornish Mine. By 1967 Robinson's shaft was playing a subsidiary role to New Cook's Shaft, the former being used as access for men and equipment, while the ore was raised via the latter. This site closed in 1996, and as the last operating tin mine in Europe, South Crofty closed completely in 1998.
Heartlands was funded by the National Lottery and was opened on 20 April 2012 after 14 years of planning. It has been dubbed as Cornwall's first free 'cultural playground'.
The photo shows the whim engine chimney, the compressor house (centre), and the electric sub-station (right), all of which are grade II listed. Heartlands exhibition centre is behind the chimney.
Wheal Coates near St Agnes, Cornwall
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Another record shot of a bee from yesterday. This one landed beside some holes in the soil of the footpath running along the River Ayr at Failford.
Any help with ID much appreciated...the bee in this shot, and those in the next two uploads were all in the same spot.
Many thanks to Rory Dimond for the ID of Lasioglossum species for this one---I'm fairly sure the other two I found in the same area are different.
Abundancia, a small arid planet, and the richest colony of the G.M.F. in terms of ores.
The Locusts can collect the crystals directly from the ground, then the miners can fill the Mammoths with this shiny loot.
We went out looking for the deserted Gascoigne Wood mining plant. Hoping to find dilapidated buildings, we found nothing but security cameras and dead ends. But we did encounter a very pleasant sunset.
If anyone knows of any abandoned buildings in the north of England (that can be accessed easily) let me know.
Ta.
in a pot marigold blossom.
(Dasypoda hirtipes ♀ in Calendula officinalis flos)
Hosenbiene ♀
in einer Ringelblumen-Blüte.
A wall mural in the old part of Ipoh, Malaysia showing tin mining activities in the Kinta Valley with a background of the famous karst or limestone hills. A mining dredge can be seen amongst other mining methods. This is one of seven wall murals in Ipoh painted by the Lithuanian street artist Ernest Zacharevic who became famous in Malaysia after his many works in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Georgetown, Penang.
Bottom's Up! This reed bee (Exoneura sp.) was tucking into our Native Geraniums to get at the food stuff within. Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday everyone!
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
The town of Gold Hill, NC was once known for being in the middle of Carolina gold territory. Today it still is known for gold and other mining operations, and hosts NS P92 every week day to serve the mine along with other industries.
Thanks to the flatbed truck's driver for allowing me to gain some height for this photograph!
From the road I spotted this which looked like it was from the same mining structure - some sort of metal and wood - this was no way I could had gotten closer - rats.
Loads of bee activity in our Stafforshire garden today, with dozens of these male Andrena mining-bee emerging and swarming about. I think it's Andrena nigroaenea; the Buffish Mining-bee.
Abundancia, a small arid planet, and the richest colony of the G.M.F. in terms of ores.
The Locusts can collect the crystals directly from the ground, then the miners can fill the Mammoths with this shiny loot.
The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company and operated between 1846 and 1945, although some activities continued through the 1970s. The Quincy Mine was known as "Old Reliable," as the Quincy Mine Company paid a dividend to investors every year from 1868 through 1920