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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.
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in a pot marigold blossom.
(Dasypoda hirtipes ♀ in Calendula officinalis flos)
Hosenbiene ♀
in einer Ringelblumen-Blüte.
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!
The end of the year is a perfect time to look back, to remember, to mine one's memory to then face the new year...
Taken with a pol filter. Crop factor 1.55.
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!
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.
Golden is an abandoned mining town in southern Oregon (Josephine Co.). All that remains now are four buildings. In a perfect world I would have caught the church when it had some sunlight on this front portion, but the way the numerous trees surround it, I doubt it is ever in sunlight.
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In Explore, 2 June 24. Quite unexpected. Genuine thanks to all who view, fave, or comment.
An old mining building beside the Miner's Track, Llyn Llydaw, below Snowdon, Snowdon National Park, Gwynedd, North Wales
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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.
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
Hemingfield or Elsecar Low Colliery was sunk circa 1842-3 for Earl Fitzwilliam to work the Barnsley Bed Coal Seam at a depth of about 117 yards. By 1846 production had reached some 1000 tons per day.
After the mine finally closed for winding coal in 1920 one of the shafts continued to be used as a water pumping station. Since then the original headgears have been replaced by concrete structures. This is the headgear on the upcast shaft.
Maybe a Yellow Legged - but not easy to tell when it's covered in pollen! RSPB Minsmere Digger Alley
There's no mistaking Broken Hill's heritage as a mining town. New mines are opening and the city is littered with relics from past mining endeavours.
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The president of the Erie Mining Company railroad historical society, and its only member, at Knox in 2000. Tour guide extraordinaire Doug Buell.
A pair of Ashy mining bees (Andrena cineraria) mating on my colleague's hand. Ashy mining bees are a species that appears in the spring and they will be around until June time.
Mount Isa, Queensland from City Hill Lookout. Three years after blood screenings found 11 per cent of Mount Isa's children had lead poisoning, some with dangerously high levels of other metals, Xstrata has declared it won't be able to meet a deadline to clean up its emissions by next year. The Swiss-based miner is seeking a five-year extension to progressively meet the government-ordered targets over Mount Isa residences while it tries to deal with the problem, and a total exemption on emissions controls in a 20km zone to the west of the smelting operations. (Source: The Australian 09/06/2011)
Lead, copper and zinc mining operations have been active in the Mount Isa region in north Queensland, Australia since 1923. Xstrata assumed control of Mount Isa Mines in 2003. Prior to 1990, historic practices, such as uncontrolled releases of storm water from mining areas, donations of mine-site fill material for use in the community and a leak from the process water dam caused some areas of lead contamination in Mount Isa. (Source: Xstrata Zinc)
A view from the coast path, looking beyond Chapel Porth to Wheal Coates. One of the pleasures of the Cornish coast is the seasonal flora; the gorse is in flower right now, soon we will have sea thrift, then wild flowers, then heather. All we need is a little nice weather and less time at work, so as to enjoy it all ...