Raymond A Fairbairn has been busy arranging for 2nd editions of these two very popular volumes originally produced by Northern Mines Research Society,
The Mines of Alston Moor - 2nd Edition,
Raymond A Fairburn, SB, B5 format, 278pp, 20 photos , 50 illustrations, 2008 - £20.00 + P&P
This is not simply a reprint of Rays 1993 Northern Mines publication which had 191pp. This volume has 278pages with the new B5 format which has enhanced the photos, plans and diagrams A lot more information has been included including small trials and smelt mills. Including process at Nenthead Mill. This is an excellent 2nd edition and a worthy addition to your bookshelf
The Mines of Upper Teesdale (2nd Edition), Raymond A Fairburn, SB, B5 format, 152pp, 12 plates, 37 figs, 2009 - £20.00 + P&P
This second edition has few minor alterations and amendments, the larger format has enabled the Author to provide better drawings and maps. The first systematic compilation of information on Teesdale's mining sites, completes a series on mining in the Alston Block. It summarises the minerals worked, the geology, the activities of the London Lead Company and the conditions in which the miners lived and worked. Later chapters describe mining sites and remains in three geographical areas separated by the pre-1974 boundaries of Yorkshire, Westmoreland and Durham. The final chapter briefly describes the main smelting sites. The author has checked the location of every site in the field and, wherever possible, has worked from primary documentary sources. The lead industry demised in the late 1800s, but barites and fluorspar were extracted in Teesdale for much of the 20th century. A reduced demand for them and cheaper foreign imports eventually forced the closure of the last operations in the 1970s
Mike
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SHROPSHIRE MINES TRUST
http://shropshiremines.org.uk
SNAILBEACH MINE
http://snailbeachmine.org.uk
TANKERVILLE MINE
http://shropshiremines.org.uk/tankerville/tankerville.htm
MINES IN CYPRUS
http://shropshiremines.org.uk/cyprus/cyprus.htm
