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Mine & Cave Clean-up Competition 2025

General Mining For the more active explorers

Introductions

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My family originally came from Cwm Rhiedol and worked in the lead mines before moving to Rhondda.

General Mining Chat

General chat about mining and exploring

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BikinGlynn
The Mines (Prohibition of Child Labour Underground) Act

Digging

A place for all you nutters to show off your work

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cantclimbtom
Digging Projects 2025

Photography

Get help or show off your photography skills here
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Tuck
Plas y coed colliery, drainage level

Technical/Equipment

For discussion of gear and/or any technical aspects of mine exploration e.g. SRT

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Square Buddles

Mining Museums & Events

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Kosel Den
National Trust in talks to run Heartlands site

Marketplace

Buy and sell mining memorabilia and equipment
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Wanted: Mines and Miners of Cornwall-AK Hamilton Jenkin

The Buddle Pit Minerals or gangue accepted

General Chat

No feasibility studies here - a place for conversation of various refinement and quality

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ChrisJC
Pit & Putt Discussion

Mines and Quarries Area specific mines chat

North East England

The Dales, Northern Pennines and the North East
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PeterJ
Carrs Mine - Hangingshaw Cross Vein

North West England

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TomFerry
Slate Workings South of Keswick

Welsh Border and West Midlands

Wrehxam, Cheshire, Shropshire, Black Country, and Forest of Dean

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TomFerry
Ancient tradition of freemining allowed to continue

Peak District

Home of T'owd Man. Lead, Lead and more Lead

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JH Lid Repair, 20/06/2025
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East of England & The Stone Belt

Bath to the Yorkshire Moors

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ChrisTwigg
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Publications by Peter Tuffs / Simon Chapman

South East England

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Quarryman
Own up.. who was digging in Godstone??

South West England

Mendip, Devon and Cornwall

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J
Great County Adit at Twelveheads

North Wales

Flintshire & Gwydyr Lead, Snowdonia Slate, Gold, Copper and Manganese, Parys & Great Orme

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Royfellows
Pantywrach near Penrhyndeudraeth

Mid Wales

Corris Slate and The Lead and Silver mines of Mid Wales

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Royfellows
Cwmystwyth levels .

South Wales

Including the Coalfields and Iron mines of the South Wales Valleys

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TomFerry
Gwaunclawdd Colliery

Scotland

Lead, Coal, Barytes, Limestone, Strontium, Gold.
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Wartime Mica Prospecting in Moidart

Beyond Great Britain

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petemonkhouse
Jachymov uranium mine headgear, Czech republic.

Special Interest

For the more armchair based mine enthusiast

Book/DVD/Media Reviews

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neutronix
Podcasts / audiobooks on the subject of mining history / disasters?

Mine & Mining History

Possession of a beard would be a distinct advantage for this subforum

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Alex
New additions to NLS maps site - Early maps of England and Wales, 1610-1890

General Industrial Archaeology

Manufacturing, Transport, Power

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ElectroNick
Bridges 7-15 of the Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway.

Geology, Rocks and Minerals

Strata, scrins and stockwork

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Yorkshire Lad
Geological Pics - Post any interesting photo here

Genealogy

Find about about your family members who worked in the mines

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ilt
Useful internet genealogy resources
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Organisations If your mine related organisation would like its own forum & moderator, get in touch with Buddlepit staff.

BCA

British Caving Association
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Forum Notices & Issues

Incudes FAQs

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BertyBasset
Mine Search - Mine Name & Product

Forum Suggestions

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TomFerry
BCA Updates?
British Mine Regions

Pit & Putt

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