>Subject: Min-Hist Biblio
>
>`Sis-Dean’ by Alison Fawcett. The Citizen, Sept 9, 2000 p 3, 2 photos.
>“Terra Rossa d’Inghilterra” is a rare form of ochre mined in the Forest
>of Dean and used in the Sistine Chapel.
>
>Descent / The magazine of underground exploration is published by Wild
>Places Publishing. email: [log in to unmask] (156) Oct/Nov 2000
>
>p 9 Dirtlow [Rake] water tracing yield results by John Beck.
>
>p 9 Knotlow [Mine] still polluted by John Beck.
>
>p 15 Cardiff’ Green Mantle a review of The Garth Countryside by Mary E
>Gillian. Mentions Garth Iron Mines.
>
>p 15 First Radon study completed by Maurice Febry. Oakwood Mill Deep
>Level in the Forest of Dean had a reading of 4k becquerels, the safe
>working rate is 200 becquerels. Other mine were in the 12 to 385
>becquerels range.
>
>p 20 - 22 The pot of the crocks. Three pages to describe 65 metres of
>cave passage, including a mined section.
>
>p 23 Mining in the British Isles by Chris Jones, barytes.
>
>p 23 Changes at Cwmystwyth.
>
>p 23 Checking out the underground. British Geological Survey awarded
>major contract.
>
>p 25 British Small Mines (North) by A J Booth. A book review by Mike
>Moore.
>
>pp 34 - 35 A Cornish coming of age by Maureen Holmes. A good account
>of the 21st NAMHO conference.
>
>
>Contributed by Tony Oldham
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