Mining Internet Resource List

[Alex]

Bricks
Cheshire Coal, Bricks & IA - Coal and Bricks of Cheshire
East Midlands Bricks
Scottish Brick and Tilemaking
St Edmundsbury (SW Suffolk) Brickworks
Suffolk Bricks
Swanwick Brickworks Museum

Surveys and Maps

National Library of Scotland - Historical Ordnance Survey maps from 1860s onwards, many have been georeferenced into seamless layers.​

Coal mining plans- coal mining plans Scotland​

Coal Authority Interactive map - Map showing areas of coal mine entrances, shallow workings and coal outcrops.​

BGS Viewer - Map from the British Geological Survey showing the geology around the country​

Non-Coal Mining Plans - Database from the British Geological Survey with a large amount of old mine plans. Just drop them an email if the plan isn't loading.​

Peak District Caving Mine/Cave Surveys - Collection of Surveys of mines/caves in the Peak District​

Mindat - Mineral based site with map feature​

ArchiUK - Old maps​

Scottish Cave and Mine Database - Map based database of mines and caves in Scotland​

CATMHS Archive - Scanned in maps of mines in Northern England​

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Historical Mining/Industrial Archaeology Information

Scottish Mining - Information on the history of Scottish mining​

NAMHO - National Association of Mining History Organisations​

Subterrania Britannica - Detailed history of some mines with pictures​

Healey Hero - History of Coal mines in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire in chronological order​

Staffordshire Past Track - Historical photos of Staffordshire managed by the councils archive service​

North Staffordshire Coalfield - Historical Information about the North Staffordshire Coalfield​

Heroes of Mine - A history of the UK mine rescue service​

Hendrecoed- Hendrecoed Welsh mining history​

Flintshire Lead Mining - An information resource by the late Cris Ebbs​

Early Mines Research Group - For old old stuff​

Fife Pits - All about the pits, in Fife.​

Scottish Shale - A good directory of Shale mines in the Central Belt of Scotland.​

Mining Journal Archive - Archive of Mining Journal 1835-2012​

Colliery Guardian - Archive of the Colliery Guardian - The industry paper of coal mining in the UK​

Hathi Trust - Extensive digital library​

Selby Coalfield - A site dedicated to the history of the Selby Coalfield​

Wigan World - Local history site dedicated to Wigan. Includes articles on Parkside and Park Collieries​

Ball Clay Heritage Society - Ball Clay history​

Blisworth Images & History - Has some Ironstone workings​

Cornwall archives - Home to Cornwalls Archive
Historic England Archive
Historic England Photos
Kingsteignton History Society - Ball Clay in Devon
Lancashire Archives & Local History
Nene Valley Ironstone
North Wales IA
Portland Museum
Scottish Geology Trust (site descriptions inc England&Wales)
Shropshire Geology
Virtual Sand Museum - Sand quarrying around Leighton Buzzard
Warwickshire Trade & Industry Archive

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Current Mining Information

Penmorfa - Mainly focuses on the remains of the North Wales Slate industry​

Industrial Gwent - Remains of industry, mostly consisting of South Wales​

Coflein - Catalogue of archaeological remains from the Welsh government​

Remains of the Welsh Slate industry - Recent pictures from remains of the Welsh Slate industry​

Hendrecoed - Dave Linton's web site featuring:​

Meirioneth Manganese - Information as well as an index of the manganese industry of Meirioneth​

Wilkinson's Gazeteer - The late Jeremy Wilkinson's gazeteer of over 9,000 North Wales site. Search Gazeteer​

Aerial Ropeways of NorthWales - List of aerial ropeways associated with mining and quarrying in north Wales.​

Other Mining Sites

Coal, Colliery and Mining Forum - Does what it says on the tin​

Welsh Coal mines - Brilliant database and forums based on the coalfields of South Wales​

UKcaving - Covers some mines as well, mainly in the Peak District​

Terminology -terms of the pit​

MineExplorer.com - Roy Fellows' site - packed with lots of useful resources including; the David Bick archives, the 1910 St Just geological survey, and much more.​

Cambrian Mines- owners and access for the mines, also the home of Flintshire Lead mining​

NAL - For the preservation of historic remains and the access of underground sites​

Go Below - The ultimate underground adventure​

Rust oysters- More information about these strange specimens​

Ffestiniog Railway Photo Archive - Historical photos from the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway​

Merthyr History Website - Merthyr Tydfil history website - General Merthy articles as well as some mining related​

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Caving/Mining Clubs/Organisations

British Caving Association list of Clubs - List of clubs affiliated with the BCA​

UCET - Exploring group covering Mines and Caves, mainly in North Wales. Forum has some good information as well.​

Derbyshire Caving association - Providing Access, Conservation and training in the Peak District​

Peak District caving.info - DCA database of mine/Caves in the Peak Distrcit​

The Mine Explorer Society - Good site with loads of trip reports and photos. Based around Nenthead area​

Northern Mines Research Society - Covers most mines in Northern England​

Shropshire Caving & Mining Club - Active club covering the Shropshire area​

Shropshire Mines Trust - Preserving Shropshire's mining heritage​

WCMS - Wealden cave & mine society​

Welsh Mines Society - Covers wales​

Peak District Mines Historical Society - History of mines in the Peak District; includes a fantastic collection of historical mine surveys​

Nenthead Mines Society - Owners of Nenthead mines​

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Equipment/Book Suppliers

Moore Books - Mining and Industrial Archaeology books​

ABE Books - Large general bookseller​

Roy Fellows' Cap Lamps - Handmade head torches made by exploring veteran Roy Fellows​

Starless River - Underground gear and SRT supplies​

Inglesport - Supplier of Underground/caving equipment​

Scurion - Hardcore lamps​

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See also Buddle Pit hosted resources at the Buddlepit Library​

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General Industrial Sites
Cottesmore Ironstone Museum - Ironstone museum in Northamptonshire
Devon Buildings Group
Dorset Building Stone
Hampshire IA Society
Industrial Railway Society
Louth Museum
Malvern IA Circle - mainly railway, but other IA as well

 

[Alex]

I'm happy to add anything people will find useful to the list. It's not the most interesting task in the world writing a list of websites and some of the really obvious ones I missed first time around. Just drop us a private message.