Coal Authority's exciting new map tool

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Grumpytramp
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13 years ago

I see that the Coal Authority have radically updated their online mapping tool

http://coal.decc.gov.uk/en/coal/cms/publications/data/map/map.aspx

then click on Data set to professional and zoom in to pick up details such as mine entries, outcrops, abandonment plan catalogues etc

I am quite impressed 🙂

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ICLOK
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13 years ago

Its nice to just see the plots..... am impressed.... wonder how much the licence is?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

LeeW
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13 years ago

"ICLOK" wrote:
Its nice to just see the plots..... am impressed.... wonder how much the licence is?

To folks from Ripley a special price!! - 2 cows and 6 chickens 😮 :lol:

Nice to see they have included the scanned non coal plans in the catalog

And spot the 'coal' mine shafts around Crich

I went in a mine once.... it was dark and scary..... full of weirdos

When do I get my soapbox, I need to rant on about some b***cks

NewStuff
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13 years ago

I am assuming that it lists other mines in addition to Coal.

Regardless, it gives me many new "check that out" points to look at.

A most excellent tool - Thanks for the heads-up.

Searching for the ever elusive Underground Titty Bar.

DDDWH CC

LeeW
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13 years ago

The viewer is meant to be for coal mining information, often this includes coal associated minerals (fireclays & ganister etc). Hence, the viewer doesn't show all the non coal (metal) mine entries but it does show which non coal (i.e. metal mine) plans they have scanned in and held there electronically.
Sometimes like around Crich the metal mine shafts are in the list of mine entries.

I went in a mine once.... it was dark and scary..... full of weirdos

When do I get my soapbox, I need to rant on about some b***cks

Trewillan
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13 years ago

"Grumpytramp" wrote:
I am quite impressed 🙂

I'm not. I know its late, but I don't understand how to work the bloody thing.

christwigg
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13 years ago

Wow, there's certainly a lot to go at there.
Bang goes the next decade.

Shame you can't zoom in closer that 1:25000 though, gets a bit 'busy'
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BertyBasset
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13 years ago

Use following url for full screen

http://mapapps3.bgs.ac.uk/coalauthority/homeiframe.html

Willy Eckerslyke
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13 years ago

Very interesting info there. Presumably a shaft marked "Treatment Indicator: False" means it's potentially open?
There are a few marked that way in the Malltraeth/Pentre Berw area of Anglesey while others are reported as being filled and/or capped in 1982 or "sometime in the past".

Ah, be careful if you're printing them out - the markers just moved half a mile when I tried one.

"The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin"

NewStuff
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13 years ago

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"Willy Eckerslyke" wrote:
Very interesting info there. Presumably a shaft marked "Treatment Indicator: False" means it's potentially open?
There are a few marked that way in the Malltraeth/Pentre Berw area of Anglesey while others are reported as being filled and/or capped in 1982 or "sometime in the past".

Ah, be careful if you're printing them out - the markers just moved half a mile when I tried one.

Match it up on Google Earth, then print it out. In addition, You have a nice, easily exportable KMZ file, and you can separate Leads from confirmed entries.

Searching for the ever elusive Underground Titty Bar.

DDDWH CC

JohnnearCfon
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13 years ago

#11

Shame it doesn't appear to include slate mines that they did scan in from the CROs.

exspelio
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13 years ago

#12

"Willy Eckerslyke" wrote:
Very interesting info there. Presumably a shaft marked "Treatment Indicator: False" means it's potentially open?

I think it means they have no official record of how it was treated if closed before a certain date, I have just checked a few local ones, some are totally obliterated, some have run in, and at least one has a 20ft high tower round it with a wrought iron barred dome on top! (probably kept open for ventilation), all are marked "false" with no further information. Others in the same area have indications of how they were filled / capped / blocked off, along with dates.

Always remember, nature is in charge, get it wrong and it is you who suffers!.

Willy Eckerslyke
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13 years ago

#13

That makes sense, thanks.
I'll take a walk and see if I can spot anything, but suspect that they're long gone.

"The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin"

christwigg
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13 years ago

#14

Yes looking at some of the locations locally, I suspect a lot of places marked have been totally wiped out.

But its still a useful record.

They need to pull their finger out and let you zoom in to 1:2500 and let you use the old OS map data.
😉

Then it would certainly be something.

Aditaddict
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13 years ago

#15

how does it work there are over 50 coal mines around where i live , but can't see any ?

christwigg
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13 years ago

#16

Have you clicked "Data" then ticked "Mine Entry"

Only works at 1:75000 and below.

exspelio
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13 years ago

#17

"Aditaddict" wrote:
how does it work there are over 50 coal mines around where i live , but can't see any ?

Punch in your postcode to search, then zoom in till you see the red bits

Always remember, nature is in charge, get it wrong and it is you who suffers!.

Aditaddict
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13 years ago

#18

"exspelio" wrote:

"Aditaddict" wrote:
how does it work there are over 50 coal mines around where i live , but can't see any ?

Punch in your postcode to search, then zoom in till you see the red bits

WoW ! i thought there were about 50 mines near me (M264NG)
turns out more like 500 😮

Aditaddict
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13 years ago

#19

"exspelio" wrote:

"Aditaddict" wrote:
how does it work there are over 50 coal mines around where i live , but can't see any ?

Punch in your postcode to search, then zoom in till you see the red bits

WoW ! i thought there were about 50 mines near me (M264NG)
turns out more like 500 😮

Thanks people !

Roger L
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13 years ago

#20

It is not the number of mines, it is the number that are not on, when you know they have the plans showing them.
In my local area there are all the old mines which they don't have records for missing. So how many mines are there when you see all the ones they show?
It would be nice if they could go further and show the names etc and numbers so you could purchase the abandontment plans. I hope this is to come.
Poor 'Yorkshireman' has more again to add to his big plan.
Let's hope Builders and house designers use the site to save houses being built on undermined sites without precautions to the foundations. A local site is being built on old, 'Lord Kegan's' house site. There are drift mines to the rear in the adjacent wood but no test holes have been done from the planning reports.

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