Descent / The magazine of underground exploration is published by Wild
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As usual, plenty of reference to ancient mining: cavers finding mined
passages, like in Jay’s Cave, Mendip p 9, bad air in Robin’s Shaft,
Derbyshire p 10, Pennat Mine being reclaimed p 12, Pwll Du Tunnel,
re-opening p 12, Mines poison river p 17, Fatality in Silver Mine, Combe
Martin p 16, New Headgear for Snailbeach Mine p 16, Mining in the
British Isles Pt 2 Iron by Chris Jones p 16 illus, etc.
Mines and Bombs / Using geophysics to expose buried hazards by David
Beamish and Steve Shedlock. Earthwise No 14 [October 1999] p 26 illus.
Hopewell Pit, closed in the 1820s is re-opened.
The legacy of mining / Tracing the hazards using geological archives by
Steve Shedlock, David Beamish and Lorraine Williams. Earthwise No 14
[October 1999] p 30 illus. Mainly using old geological maps.
Abercarn medal sale. Anon Western Mail 4 October 1999 pp 1 & 5. A rare
first class gold Albert Medal awarded to a forgotten hero of a Welsh
mining disaster has surfaced at auction. It is expected to fetch about
£4000.
Cradle of the Industrial Revolution steps up campaign / Fiery past,
Blaenavon is hoping the tourist centre of the Big Pit Mining Museum will
help it to win international recognition. Western Mail 4 October 1999 p
6 illus.
Contributed by Tony Oldham, Specialist Bookseller for Mines and Caves.
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