This excellent series by the BBC last thursday on the Coast from Dublin to Derry in the North featured the Rock Salt Mines of Carrickfergus and underground filming was allowed for the first time this will be repeated on wednesday 29th 19:00hrs BBC2 (it is also available via the BBC website)
Mike
"Salt Mine
The beautiful landscape just outside Carrickfergus hides a strange and eerie
sight. It is the site of an industry that is crucial to all of us especially
during the winter months.
Half a million tonnes of salt are shipped from the Irish Salt Mining &
Exploration Company in Kilroot every year, some going to England, Scotland
and as far as the USA. It's used for gritting icy roads in winter.
But how was it formed and why is it here? It is basically old landlocked sea
that has evaporated. This area sits on huge deposits of subterranean salt
and has several evaporated sea beds layered down on top of each other.
Alice Roberts meets Mine Surveyor Jason Hobbs and descends over 1,000 feet
underground to discover a labyrinth of tunnels over 30 miles long."
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BRITISH MINING DATABASE
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SHROPSHIRE MINES TRUST
http://shropshiremines.org.uk
SNAILBEACH MINE
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TANKERVILLE MINE
http://shropshiremines.org.uk/tankerville/tankerville.htm
NAMHO CONFERENCE 2006
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MINES IN CYPRUS
http://shropshiremines.org.uk/cyprus/cyprus.htm
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