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The Museum is run by a group of volunteers in a microgranite quarry at Threlkeld, with a Geology Room, Bookshop, Underground Experience, Gold Panning, Excavator Display, Engine House and Steam Engine, all there to enjoy together with the Quarry and the views. Also on offer are mine tours and mineral panning.
The quarry itself is a RIGS site and displays contacts between the “Skiddaw Slate” and the granite intrusion, as well as other fascinating features.
Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum have their own narrow gauge railway and “Sir Tom”, a steam locomotive, hauls passengers daily in the summer holidays and on other weekends. In quiet periods one of the collection of vintage classic diesel locos is used.
This is from an old set of photos from 2004, when I had my very first digital point-and-shoot camera. The quality is poor but I thought I'd upload them to show where I went and what I decided to shoot at the time.
The rock on the right is a large piece of Whinstone taken from the Whin Sill north of town. It has a small plaque commemorating the mining and quarrying history of Haltwhistle. The Romans extracted coal, limestone, lead and possibly iron ore. Small scale mining, together with stone quarrying, continued until modern times.
The mill, where ore was crushed and graded.
Tin was mined at Geevor from the 18th Century under the name East Levant Mine until 1840, then North Levant from 1851 to 1891, when it was closed. It became Geevor Mine in 1911. Tin mining was badly affected by collapses in the price of tin in the 1980s, but despite efforts to keep the mine running, it closed down in 1990, the pumps being turned off in 1991, flooding the mine. There is tin in the mine, but extraction is economically unviable. Later it was turned into a tourist attraction.
Mining barge. Small asteroid mining barge to transport cargo containers from job-site to interstellar cargo carriers.
1 Pilot
2 Ion-pulse thrusters - NO INTERGALACTIC CAPABILITIES.
2 Particle Thrusters
1 Container Connection Bay (Ferromagnetic Composition)
Slagg is a by-product of copper smelting. Slegghaugan stand as large mountains that are testament to the huge amount of activity that has taken place over 333 years. From the top you can enjoy a panoramic view of town.
National Atomic Testing Museum
Hand carved by Rocky Hardcastle
Walking Boss in the tunnels at the Nevada Test Site
Wanna ride? This is how heavy equipment was brought up the factory, which sits on the side of a mountain.
Made of stainless steel it measures 9 meters (30 feet) in diameter and is 61mm (2 feet) thick. It is mounted atop a 12 foot high pedestal beside Science North's Dynamic Earth Centre.
On our return trip from the Agawa Canyon Train Tour we stopped in Sudbury and had a very interesting 2 hour guided tour of Sudbury given by a Science North young scientist.
Mining Cryptocurrencies for Profit
If you are a risk-averse investor, and want a more safe way to make profits constantly, you may want to look into cryptocurrency mining (as opposed to playing the market). Mining is basically asking your computer to solve incredibly complex equations, whose...
The Museum is run by a group of volunteers in a microgranite quarry at Threlkeld, with a Geology Room, Bookshop, Underground Experience, Gold Panning, Excavator Display, Engine House and Steam Engine, all there to enjoy together with the Quarry and the views. Also on offer are mine tours and mineral panning.
The quarry itself is a RIGS site and displays contacts between the “Skiddaw Slate” and the granite intrusion, as well as other fascinating features.
Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum have their own narrow gauge railway and “Sir Tom”, a steam locomotive, hauls passengers daily in the summer holidays and on other weekends. In quiet periods one of the collection of vintage classic diesel locos is used.
Core samples from the abandoned copper mine at Brittania Beach in BC Canada.
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Various abandoned mine structures around Victor, Colorado. In the late 1890's and early 1900's, this area was known as the "Worlds Largest Gold Camp".
This is one of a large colony of bees that live happily under my neighbours lawn. They were particularly active today - it must be the weather.
Camera used: Canon EOS Rebel T8i
Focal Length: 18-55mm
ISO: Auto - 6400
Shutter Speed: 1/2500
Aperture Setting: f/4.0
Date: 03/26/2022
Time: 11:05 am
Intent: This is one of the cleaners at a coffee shop. I figured there would be a lot to capture because there is a lot of motion. However, I wish the lighting were better.
Stopped Motion