Mines Collection (page 7)

Chinese Mining Boy, South Africa
A Chinese Mining Boy, South Africa. Between 1904 and 1910, over 63, 000 contracted miners were brought in to work the mines of the Witwatersrand

Chinese Mining Boys - South Africa
Three Chinese Mining Boys. Between 1904 and 1910, over 63, 000 contracted miners were brought in to work the mines of the Witwatersrand

Chinese Musicians - one playing an Erhu - South Africa
Chinese Musicians - one pictured playing an Erhu - in South Africa. Between 1904 and 1910, over 63, 000 contracted miners were brought in to work the mines of the Witwatersrand

Police in Chinese Compound, South Africa - contracted miners
Police in a Chinese Compound, South Africa. Between 1904 and 1910, over 63, 000 contracted miners were brought in to work the mines of the Witwatersrand

Namibia - The Consolidated Diamond Mines at Elisabethbucht. Date: circa 1930s

John William Mackay (1831-1902) - an American industrialist, one of the four Bonanza Kings, a partnership which capitalised on the wealth generated by the silver mines at the Comstock Lode

St. Louis Worlds Fair - Palace of Mines and Metallurgy
St. Louis Worlds Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition), St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Palace of Mines and Metallurgy Date: 1904

Japan - Miike Coal Fields - Manda Pit
Japan - Map of the Miike Coal Fields and a photograph of the Manda Pit. Date: circa 1910s

SPAIN. Gav஠Can Tintorer Mines. Neolithic art
SPAIN. Gav஠ Can Tintorer Mines. Neolithic art

France (1903). Coal mine. Engraving

SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. LEON. Las M餵las, ancient
SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. LEON. Las M餵 las, ancient Roman gold mines

SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. LEON. Las Medulas. Gold mines. Drain

Landscape with copper mines. Central detail. 16th century. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. CZECH Rep.. Prague. National Gallery in Prague

Industrial Revolution (1849). Children working
" Industrial Revolution (1849). Children working in mines. Image from " La Ilustraci󮮠 Period o Universal". Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library."

CONGO, Democratic Republic of the. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008). Bills with mining scene

Loading Chile saltpeter in Pascua (Chile). 1891

Mount Lyell quarry 1898
Quartz quarry, Mt Lyell, Tasmania, 1898 Date: 1898

Mount Lyell Mine 1898
Mt. Lyell mine, Tasmania, 1898 Date: 1898

De Beers Diamond Mine
Open workings at De Beers Diamond Mine, Kimberley, South Africa, 1887 Date: 1887

The foreman and miners pose for a photograph. King Cobalt silver mine, Cobalt, Ontario Canada

$10000 Silver nugget found in Cobolt, Canada
$10000 Silver nugget found in Cobolt, 21st May, 1909. Cobolt, Ontario, Canada. 1909

Rosedale Mines, North Yorkshire - Ironstone Working
Rosedale Mines, North York Moors, North Yorkshire - Ironstone Working Mines - 1856-1926. Date: circa 1920s

Black diamonds

Orient No. 1, one of the largest coal mines in the world. Franklin County, Illinois (see 26940-D). Date 1939 Jan

Colorado. Aspen silver mines. Date between 1898 and 1905

Mines in Eagle River Canon Canon Mines in Eagle River Canon
Mines in Eagle River Canon Canon. Date between 1898 and 1905

Battle Mountain mines, Cripple Creek. Date c1900

German mine landed on Dutch coast, 1939
A huge German mine pictured on the beach along the Dutch coast where numerous mines drifted during the first few weeks of World War II

Slanic, Romania - Salt Mines
Slanic - one of the 14 towns of Prahova County, Romania. Slanics history and economy are directly related to the presence of relatively large quantities of salt underground, and even in open air

Canada - Victoria, Government Buildings
Canada - Victoria, British Columbia - Provincial Government Buildings. This housed (as the script on the card states) The Department of Mines Offices, marked by two crosses

Silver Mine
The silver mine at Kongsberg, Norway, 1872. Date: 1872

Belgium - Zeebrugge - Dredging the harbour for mines following the end of the First World War Date: circa 1919

French poster, nationalisation of mines
A French poster about the nationalisation of mines. Date: 20th century

Mine laying submarine, WW1
An illustration showing a mine-laying submarine during the First World War, and the different stages involved -- the mine leaving the submarine, the mine rising and reaching the surface

Fleet Minesweeper sinking after striking a mine, WW1
A Fleet Minesweeper sinking after striking a mine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Aurora, British light cruiser with mines, WW1
HMS Aurora, British Arethusa-class light cruiser, launched 1913, served in various locations during the First World War, decommissioned 1918. Seen here with mines lined up along her quarter deck

Getting out the paravanes on entering a minefield, WW1
The crew of a ship getting out the paravanes on entering a minefield during the First World War. The paravane is towed underwater in order to detect the presence of mines

Lowering a paravane on entering a minefield, WW1
Lowering a paravane on entering a minefield during the First World War. The paravane is towed underwater in order to detect the presence of mines. Date: 1914-1918

Silver Mining / Peru 1869
An apire or ore-bearer in the silver mines at Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Date: 1869

Wonthaggi, Australia
State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

Mount Morgan Mine, Australia
Mount Morgan Gold Mine, Mount Morgan Township, Queensland, Australia

Chalked message at Wellington Pit
The Wellington Pit explosion and fire at Whitehaven on 11th May 1910 was one of Britains worst mining disasters in which 136 men and boys lost their lives

Baby Gauge Railway at widow Borax mine, Ryan
Baby Gauge Railway at widow Borax mine at Ryan, Death Valley, California

A gold mining scene near Mojave, California Date: C. 1908

Boys being winched up a mine shaft at Halifax, Yorkshire
Two boys being winched up from a coal mine at Halifax, Yorkshire. The winch is extremely primitive with no safety features

Boy pushing coal wagon in mine at Halifax, Yorkshire
A boy with a belt and chain around his waist pushes a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire

Boy dragging coal wagon with belt and chain in mine
A boy with a belt and chain around his waist drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire

WWII recycling: mine bomb seating / W H Robinson
Take a couple of deadly sea mines, lay a wooden plank across the top, place somewhere scenic (preferably looking out to sea) sit on aforementioned plank and relax while you darn a jumper or two

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