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Take a look at Victor and the nearby gold mine from Google earth. The mining operation is to the north of the city. www.google.com/maps/place/Victor,+CO/@38.7094974,-105.145...
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Nevadaville, Colorado - an up close view of the structure of previous photo and I always thought that space under it at ground level was more that just the level the structure. With a population of bout 4000.
Nevadaville started in 1859, soon after John H. Gregory found the first lode gold in what is now Colorado. At the time, the townsite was in western Kansas Territory. The town grew to house the miners working the Burroughs lode and the Kansas lode. The population was predominantly Irish.[1]
While in Nevada City Montana, we stopped at a place where you can pan for gold. This whole city is a western-ghost town and is full of old relics and antiques. Instead of panning for gold, I took a walk-a-bout and found all sorts of old treasures.
Micrandrena is a subgenus of mining bees, with some 60 species. These are small black bees, commonly known as Pygmy mining bees.
Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC).
Where am I from? Colax. Ordinary mining colony. There are dozens of them. Not a perfect place, but it could be worse. Atmosphere is inert, put pressure is normal. So oxygen mask is your best friend there. It’s quite cool place: 10-15C at day, just above zero at night. Rocks, sand and dust everywhere. And iron ore. Goode one. It’s only reason for colony to exist. Ore is quite unique; it’s very reach and doesn’t need much refining. The whole subsector gets iron from here. Plus a bit of extra rare metals. Colax isn’t old colony, everything works perfect. Most of industrial processes are automated. So there are not many workers. It will change in future when machines will start to break. More workers to support equipment, more equipment to support life of workers. You understand. But now it’s fine. Mines are in good condition, metal factory too. Sometimes some issues happen in spaceport, but it is normal. Usually it’s quite there, only a few shuttles arrive per week. But when a large cargo ship appears on orbit, it’s total mess. Such ships can’t land due to their size, so small orbital shuttles are used. Lots of them. But number of landing pads is limited. Spaceport works non-stop for several days to process cargo. And if only somebody mixes up container…
Andamooka. Population 260.
These Kokatha lands had a salt lake called Andemorka which was the name adopted by the first pastoralist, Charles Burney Young, for his sheep station in the 1870s. Prior to this the first white man to explore this area, with the help of an Aboriginal youth, was Charles Swinden who returned home with some alluvial gold. He fell ill at his Riverton home and died there before he could tell anyone of its location but it was in the Andamooka region. At that time Swinden of Riverton, had his main station at Woolundunga north of Port Augusta. Andamooka station had its difficult times and in the early 1890s a station worker murdered his wife. The police trooper was sent a message to come and arrest the man which he did. The worker was taken to Port Augusta for trial but a jury acquitted him as it was decided that his poor wife died of heat stroke. Charles Burney Young’s venture at Andamooka was taken over by his son but it always lost money and eventually the Bowman brothers took it on for some time.
Opals were discovered here in 1930 when two station workers discovered opals whilst sheltering from a thunderstorm. No town existed for decades but miners or noodlers camped at the site including some local Aboriginal people. The town emerged slowly from the miner camps. The first Post Office opened in 1947 and was named Andamooka. By 1959 Andamooka had 300 residents for which a third were Aboriginal people. Opal mining increased in the 1960s and more town facilities were established as mines created more “dug outs” for their homes. Opal mining was mainly done by individuals and the town gained a reputation for independence and a dislike of government regulation. The opals also attracted miners from diverse cultural backgrounds. At its peak in the 1960s Andamooka had 2,000 residents. In 1978 when the first town newsletter was published it was printed in three languages- English, Hungarian and Yugoslavian.
Historic buildings in the town include several dugouts in the hill side to keep them cool in the long hot summer:- Frank Albertoni’s house in 1931 which is the oldest house on ten mine field as Andamooka opal was only discovered in 1930; Tom Brady’s dugout built in the late 1930s with other rooms nearby and the outside toilet on the hill top behind the dugout; Mrs Perry’s kitchen built in 1951 but it replaced an earlier hut built in 1931; and Andy Absalom’s house built in 1942 and he was the father the Broken Hill artist Jack Absalom. The town also has a mining machinery museum on the drive into the town and there is a café in the local galvanised iron public hall. Behind the hall is the Andamooka Primary School – high school students are bussed into rOxby Downs Area School. Further along the main street is the Post Office, opal gallery and small museum. In front of it is the famous bottle house made of used beer bottles. Nearby by is an Aboriginal gallery and the Long Bus opal shop. Andamooka is only a short distance from Lake Torrens and it is directly west from Leigh Creek but there is no access across Lake Torrens. To get from Andamooka to Leigh Creek one would have to travel by roads through Port Augusta or Marree. Interest in opal jewellery is increasing at the moment and Andamooka opal has always been known for its rare and exceptional opals. Andamooka opals have flashes of red, orange, green, blue and purple and a distinctive vein structure making them very desirable.
In 1882 Gilmer & Salisbury concentrated on the dominant structure in Bayhorse, the mill. It mimicked natures gravitational pull to move rocks through the mill and down the hillside thru a water wash. The wooden mill buildings wer painted with red mineral paint to help preserve and act as fire retardant.
The camper trailer we saw in the previous photo turned out to be parked at an old homestead / mining camp.
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.
Disused mining dynamo inside buildings of shutted down coal mine, 2021
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Greetigs for trip to Mazzy, Mario, Adi!
Mining ivy flowers.
Colletes hederae, a species of plasterer bee belonging to the family Colletidae subfamily Colletinae. It "was recorded as new to Britain in 2001 when Ian Cross discovered specimens at Langton Matravers in Dorset. Since then, the bee has spread across much of southern England (as far north as Shropshire, Staffordshire & Norfolk) and into south Wales." [BWARS]
While on our way to Death Valley down US 95 in Nevada, my wife and I pulled in to Walker Lake near Hawthorne for a leg stretch. It was a bit of a moody day with a stiff breeze churning up the lake a fair bit so I decided to get the camera and tripod out and shoot a longer exposure in an effort to capture the drama in a single frame.
Walker Lake is in the aptly named Mineral County Nevada, an area quite rich in mining history. It is at the bottom of a large endorheic basin (water enters via tributaries and/or rainfall but can only escape by percolation and evaporation – no outflow). Like all such basins in the western USA, it has been slowly drying since the last glacial period over ten thousand years ago. Over the last few decades it has lost significant volume resulting in the total dissolved solids (alkalinity) to increase to a point where the long coveted Lahontan Cutthroat trout can no longer survive leaving only the tui chub and possibly the Tahoe sucker to swim in its waters. The loss of visiting anglers has turned the local community of Walker Lake into very nearly a ghost town and some shuttered resorts can be seen as you drive through on Highway 95.
The lake still plays host to a number of wildlife species, to include visiting waterfowl, mustangs and burros, and bighorn sheep. Therefore, the lake still receives some visits by nature lovers although significantly less than when it was a popular fishing destination.
This moody winter scene captures the raw, windswept character of Walker Lake, with blurred water and subdued tones that convey isolation, history, and quiet drama. The image is well suited for collectors who appreciate stark Western landscapes, long exposure motion, and understated natural color palettes. It works especially well in modern, rustic, or minimalist spaces, as well as offices or homes where a calm yet powerful sense of place is desired. A perfect piece for residents of Nevada, Mineral County, Hawthorne, or those who have traveled Highway 95 and carry fond memories of this remote high desert lake.
Decaying and colourful winding wheel caught in fortunate light during a visit to the King Edward tin mine, Camborne, Cornwall.
One or two of my ancestors emigrated from the United Kingdom. Even today the regions they left behind rank poorly in the wealth stakes. Cornwall and Devon it seems have not gained from the passage of time and I wonder if, in part, this is why.
My awakening in Cornwall revealed the degree to which Cornwall was dependent on mineral wealth. Like almost everywhere that poor people cannot through poverty raise the capital to exploit these resources I wonder if blow-ins, well, blew in, extracted the wealth and then simply left. It recalls the recent fates of Captains Flat and of the Woodlawn mines in my region.
I don't really know the answer to this question, but I have my suspicions if it hadn't been for the Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick who greatly improved steam pump efficiencies the exploitation of Cornish tin and copper mightn't have happened. Today we get an annoyingly short photo stop at Bottalack, a place where Trevithick's genius enabled deep mining that extended even beneath the sea floor.
Now mostly ruined there's a lot to see here. Spread out along the beautiful Cornish coastline there is the wreckage of not just mines which produced tin, copper and arsenic but their pump houses and roasting ovens. Unremarkable for Great Britain, nestled among the industrial ruins is what looks like the remnants of a WWII gun emplacement.
It's such a shame that, as you will see, today was wasted on nonsense next to substance and the incompetent execution of anything approaching the 6Ps. Instead, you've got fifteen minutes here — make the most of it.
Mining bee (Andrena) foraging on Prairie Crocus flower (Ammone patens)now called Prairie Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla nuttalliana).. Same individual as photo 6261. Hidden Valley, Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada. 30 April 2023
Taken at Rammamere Heath. This mining be was using the grass to clean itself.
I seem to have lost my diffuser so had to bodge something for the day. It didn't work too well sadly so I really struggle with lighting.
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This morning, I did an interview for Border TV news. I have been involved in the ‘Galloway Against Mining’ campaign. As part of that, I wrote a short Fairy Tale to highlight the exploratory mining that has been taking place in the villages of Blackcraig, Stronord and Palnure, close to where we live. I have been sending it out to various actors and authors with Local connections. Dame Joanna Lumley replied and sent me a recording of herself reading it. You can listen to it from the following link:
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I have been building mining equipment and since I started with LEGO in 2008. All of them have been taken apart, but for the last 1.5 year, i have been building them again. Some are my own designs and some are based on/or copies of others.
A quick mobile phone snapshot.
All models 1/40 scale
The Bucyrus 495HR² is a rebuild of the 2 Cat 7495 I did in the past. Powered by:
2 power functions XL for drive
2 power functions XL for hoist
1 power function for crowd mechanism
2 power function M for slewing
1 power function m for the bucket door.
2 9V motors for the access staircase left and right
Working floodlights and flashlights
Powered by 2 rechargeable PF battery boxes and 3 Sbricks
The walking dragline is a model built using photos of Red Jack Ryan's Marion 7200 on Brickshelf. Since Marion has been taken over by Bucyrus I thought I could build the model in the livery of Bucycrus, so White/Dark red
One Sbrick and 1 Rechargeble battery box
The Liebherr T282 is based on the chassis of the Cat dump truck of Designer Han
powered by one XL PF motor for drive
1 PF servo for steering
2 PF M motors for the dump bed
1 rechargeable battery box and 1 Sbrick
The cat bulldozer is a model based on the instructions of Efferman. I took out the inner gears and replaced everything with circuit cube motors. It can now drive and raise/lower the blade by 3 Circuit Cube motors and 1 Circuit cube battery box
The Liebherr 9800 is built with a little help from Beat Felber. Thanks for sharing your turntable design. I also based my boom and bucket on his Liebherr R 994. All motors are in the supper structure. Drive goes through the turntable.
Drive: 2 powered up xl motors
Boom: 1 powered up xl motors
Stick: 1 powered up m motor
Moving bucket: 1 powered up m motor
Clamshell: 1 aliexpress micro motor.
Powered by 2 buwizz 3.0 units
Working flood lights and 3 orange flash lights