The Northern Mine Research Society is pleased to announce this major
advance in the research tools available on its website.Mike Gill has
prepared extensive databases giving the locations and historical details
of coal and metalliferous mines in the British Isles.Starting with coal,
these are now being made available on the website by superimposing the
data on Google Earth mapping.Some 23,000 mines will be covered, and
basic information such as the opening and closing dates, the mineral
worked, and the ownership history (all where known) is given.
To find the 'Collieries of the British Isles' go to the 'Mining in the
British Isles' section of the main website (http://www.nmrs.org.uk)
click on 'Information' (penultimate entry on the option bar) and select
'Mines Information'.Click on Coal, and at the foot of the map choose the
'Online Mapping' option.
Mike
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