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TheCret!n
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6 years ago

Hi all.

A friend and I are trying to list all of the areas of Nent containing bad air.
If anyone has come across any previously, could you please let me know?
I know about the back end or Rampgill, parts of Rampgill Firestone, Inbye Caplecleugh High Level, and part of the Low Level.
Anywhere else?

Thanks.

Leif.

“Oh what a fun experience, my ‘Ouse is full of deviants....”

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gNick
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6 years ago

Scaleburn inbye of the crawl
Gudhamgill

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

Grout1
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6 years ago

Leif

Better add Guddamgill Level beyond the 'orange bath' duck. Drops off steadily from there inbye. Meter alarm - 16% minimum in reasonably high pressure.

Also climb into Guddamgill Vein stopes from Brownley Hill - drops down to about 17.5% at climb. CO2??

Burtree Pasture Mine - going away from entry shaft on levels air gets much worse. Meter alarm - minimum recorded 15.5%

Hope this is of some help

Alan

PS No major falls found this week

Mr Mike
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6 years ago

Back end of Nentsberry Haggs Horse Level.
Barneycraig Horse Level from adit side.

Mr Mike www.mineexplorer.org.uk

TheCret!n
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6 years ago

Forgot about BC outbye of the fall.
Keep ‘em coming though - exactly what I’m looking for!

Leif.

“Oh what a fun experience, my ‘Ouse is full of deviants....”

TheCret!n
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6 years ago

Alan -

Super relieved you didn’t discover any “presents” for the diggers.
It was becoming much too frequent an occurrence! ;-)

Leif.

“Oh what a fun experience, my ‘Ouse is full of deviants....”

gNick
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6 years ago

"TheCret!n" wrote:
Alan -

Super relieved you didn’t discover any “presents” for the diggers.
It was becoming much too frequent an occurrence! ;-)

Leif.

Remember that he's already hit the quota for the year... :devil:

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

royfellows
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6 years ago

Not Nenthead but beware of Marlbeck main drive far in. When you get to see wooden stemples one more step and you will see green fairies.

My avatar is a poor likeness.

TheCret!n
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6 years ago

Cheers Roy, it’s still a help.
We may move onto mines further afield at a later date.

Leif.

“Oh what a fun experience, my ‘Ouse is full of deviants....”

christwigg
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6 years ago

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Only places that I personally recall ever feeling it are the dead-end of Waterblast Flat in Smallcleugh.

I think if you go the opposite way to the round-trip continuation from Brownley High Level when you drop down the rope into Jug Vein.

Also the shaley bit of Rampgill Firestone where you're above Rampgill Sun Vein.

Not that i've been to any of the above in the last 5 years, so could all have changed.

TheCret!n
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6 years ago

#11

Cheers Chris.

I’ll stick them on the list.
Planning on getting to each of these places to get a detector reading.

I know Rampgill Firestone all too well. Seems like I’m in there every other week...

Leif.

“Oh what a fun experience, my ‘Ouse is full of deviants....”

John Lawson
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6 years ago

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"TheCret!n" wrote:
Cheers Chris.

I’ll stick them on the list.
Planning on getting to each of these places to get a detector reading.

I know Rampgill Firestone all too well. Seems like I’m in there every other week...

Another area is the adits around Allenheads mine dressing yard. Mike luff and I were investigating one of the adits in this area hit bad air! As the aim of the exploration was to look for areas where the air was bad for the British Steel Management we slowly made our way out and told the foreman what we had discovered.

christwigg
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6 years ago

#13

Oh, the little sub-level with the really long gypsum crystals.
"Santas Grotto"

TheCret!n
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6 years ago

#14

Forgot about that!

Cheers again Chris.

Leif.

“Oh what a fun experience, my ‘Ouse is full of deviants....”

TheCret!n
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6 years ago

#15

Started checking some of the mentioned areas last weekend.

Anyone else know of any areas not already mentioned?

Leif.

“Oh what a fun experience, my ‘Ouse is full of deviants....”

daveb
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6 years ago

#16

Rampgill - up Scaleburn Vein to junction with Scaleburn Cross Vein. There is a sub-level chamber here. I went down into it a few years ago. It stinks of Hydrogen Sulphide or sulphure dioxide. Got out quickly! Dave B.