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Ore empties behind a leased SD40-2 work upgrade past a welded rail train at Milepost 5 during May 2003.
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.
Erie Mining 104 with the Taconite Trail stopped on the Manitou River Bridge on an early inspection trip of the mainline. Probably sometime in 1957.
I'm not sure which species of mining bee this is so any help with ID would be appreciated. I did wonder if it was Andrena flavipes (Yellow-legged Mining Bee).
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 Since then the original headgears have been replaced by concrete structures.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.
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.
Maybe a Yellow Legged - but not easy to tell when it's covered in pollen! RSPB Minsmere Digger Alley
The president of the Erie Mining Company railroad historical society, and its only member, at Knox in 2000. Tour guide extraordinaire Doug Buell.
The town grew to house numerous miners, who were predominantly Irish, working the Burroughs and Kansas Lodes. It also boasted several businesses early on, and a Masonic lodge was organized in 1859 from the Kansas Grand Lodge, becoming Nevada Number 36. However, after only one meeting, the group came under the jurisdiction of the new Grand Lodge of Colorado who had taken over the territory. It then became Nevada Lodge Number 4 and continues to hold meetings today.
By 1860, the Sullivan, Forks, and other lodes were also being worked, and about 30 mills were working in the area, and the town’s population increased. In 1861, a large fire destroyed more than 50 buildings in the mining camp. However, the citizens soon rebuilt, and the town was up and running again. Though it never grew as large as Central City or Black Hawk, at its peak in the late 1800s, some 4000 people lived in Nevadaville.
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)
Røros Mining Town is linked to the copper mines, established in the 17th century and exploited for 333 years until 1977. Røros contains about 2000 wooden one- and two-storey houses and a smelting house. The town was completely rebuilt after its destruction by Swedish troops in 1679.
English: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Røros
Español: es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Røros
Norwegian: www.worldheritageroros.no
Unesco World Heritage: "Røros Mining Town and the Circumference", ref 55bis.
I have to love it when their Reserve Mining SD38-2 shows its face. Great ROC (required ore content).
The end of an era as the last of the former Erie Mining units have left the plant. Fortunately they will find a new life on the Vermilion Valley Railroad in Illinois/Indiana.
I was wondering what this would look like before a military company modified it for battle. So I made this. More pictures on Brickshelf (when public).
Area of a Bakerville is Colorado's first Silver discovery in Steven's Gulch. John Baker established mining clams in 1865 as Silver boom through the 1870"s the RxR extended from Denver to Georgetown past Silver Plume to Graymount. Bakerville at 9787 ft with the Broken Handle mine at 11,201 which was part of the Steven's mine at 11.699 ft. which encompassed over 2700 acres prior to 1900.
Lavrion is a port town located about 60 km SE of Athens. The area was known for its industrial and mining operations from ancient times. The Silver mines date back to prehistoric times and are thought to be the oldest in the world! The Lavrion Silver mines financed the fleet with which the ancient Athenians defeated the Persians, and financed the building of the Acropolis and other monuments of the Golden Age of Athens.
Today Lavrion's port has become a major ferry terminal for the Greek islands and it's marina hosts several sailboat charter companies.
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Tawny Mining Bee (female) [Andrena fulva]
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