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Miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, CornwallMiner at work with a drill underground (below the sea) in Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, which was just about to cease operation. Date: circa 1986
Newport RiotAt Newport, Monmouthshire, Chartist rioters from nearby mines, led by John Frost, fire on the magistrates at the Westgate hotel but are dispersed by the military
Cwmpennar Colliery, Glamorgan, South WalesView of Cwmpennar Colliery (also known as the Powell Duffryn Colliery), Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, South Wales
Sketch map of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA sketch map of the village of Hook, including the various mining shafts of the colliery, on the Western Cleddau near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Welsh women road builders, South WalesA group of twenty Welsh women road builders in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, holding their spades. They built the road to Hook in 1903-4 to facilitate transport to the colliery
Coal miner filling truck, South Wales mineA coal miner (Billy Hurland) filling a dram (coal truck) at Baldwins Level (nicknamed Clog and Legging) in a coalmine near Pontypool in South Wales
Rheidol Vale RailwayThe Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, Wales, opened in 1902 to serve the local lead mines. Here is one of the engine sheds at Aberystwyth. The line was privatised 1989
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine or Kennecott MineBingham Canyon Copper Mine (Kennecott Copper Mine), Utah, USA Date: circa 1910s
Penrhiwceibr Colliery, Glamorgan, South WalesView of Penrhiwceibr (Penrhiwceiber) Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales. The colliery closed in 1985
St Louis World Fair / 1904The exterior of the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy
Welsh miner in coal mine pushing truckA Welsh miner, stripped to the waist, pushing a truck in a coal mine
Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, DerbyshireDennis Edward Skinner (b 1932), Labour politician, MP for Bolsover since 1970. Well known for his outspoken remarks in parliament, for which he has been suspended more than ten times
Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, South WalesView of the Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales
Chislet Colliery 1930SChislet Colliery was located next to the Canterbury-Margate road, Kent. Two shafts were first sunk in 1914. Despite surviving nationalisation in 1947, the mine closed in 1969. Date: 1930s
Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Depot, Nevada, USAThe Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Depot, Nevada, USA, on 7 December 1907, with a steam train, crowds of people on the platform and cars and horses waiting alongside
Copper Miners Strike - Calumet, Michigan, USA. Industrial action by Copper Miners of the Western Federation of Miners. Workers were concerned of being displaced to a lower-paying job or of losing
The Asbestos Mines at Pano Amiantos, CyprusPano Amiantos a village in the Limassol District of Greek Cyprus, located 7 km southwest of Kyperounta. Formerly the village was the site of a large asbestos mine
Ferndale Colliery and Tylorstown, Glamorgan, South WalesView of Ferndale Colliery (also known as Blaenllechau Colliery) and Tylorstown, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan, South Wales
Headgear of Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, silhouetted against the sky. Work underground was stopped in April 1986. Date: circa 1980s
Imperial College of Science and Technology, South Kensington. It was established in 1907 in Londons scientific and cultural heartland in South Kensington, as a merger of the Royal College of Science
Miners at the Coal Face Victorian period
Treadwell Mines, Douglas Island, Alaska, USATreadwell Mines, Douglas Island, east of Juneau, Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1905
Fossil trees in coal mineFossilised trees and plants found in a coal mine. Date: C.1870
Boy dragging coal wagon with harness and chain in mineA boy with a harness and chain between his legs drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire
The General Strike - Government leadersGovernment leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3
Salt mine, near Cracow 1870Salt mine of Wielitska, near Cracow, Poland, workmen deep down in the mines, chipping away at the salt. Date: 1870
MINES / FALUN, SWEDENIron mine at Falun, Sweden Date: 1830s
Royal Navy Seamen practice mine laying using weighted barrels. Date: circa 1907
De Beers Diamond MineWashing equipment for the diamonds of De Beers mines in South Africa
Map, South Wales coalfield. 1939
The Sprays, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1905
Map, Gold Coast Colony, Ghana, West Africa, with the main cocoa producing areas shaded, a railway line and steamship routes. Also a gold mining area. Date: circa 1920
Typical Lancashire miners going on strike: A group of men leaving work until further notice. Date: October 1920
Welsh miners going on strike at the Rhondda valley colliery: Men leaving the mines. Date: October 1920
The Rio Tinto Mines in Southern SpainThe mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, purchased by a group of investors from the Spanish government in 1873
Mines on Mount Snowdon, Wales, Victorian period Date: late 19th century
Mines on Mount Snowdon, Wales Date: late 19th century
Africa Johannesburg City and Suburban Gold Mines pre-1900
Women in coal mines
An illustration of women working in mines
Colliery lamp room Victorian period
Miners Gala Parade early 1900s
Aberdare Valley Miners early 1900s
Taking a pit prop into the mine early 1900s
Miners drilling holes in a two foot seam early 1900s
Young Coal Miners early 1900s
Coal miners drilling holes with a mechanised drill early 1900s
Coal miner using self-acting incline haulage early 1900s
