Good to see more exploration photographs appearing from outside of the UK :thumbsup:

Who on here is exploring mines outside of the UK. Would be excellent to see more exploration based international material and to hear some stories of exploring of non-UK mines. (Not to say the same from UK mines isn't welcome - most certainly is!)

Photograph:

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I have been thinking the same.
It seems to have occured also at this site in the US, see contributed pictures. http://tri-statemineexplorers.org/ .

Another site in the US, I'm not sure whether it's been mentioned before.http://minexplorationaz.tripod.com/ 

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Agreed.

Any international explorers (and non explorers / historians etc.) please feel free to say hello and any and all photo contributions very welcome :flowers:

A while back I was going to do the CRTT with a visiting German group, that trip fell by the wayside, but it would have been interesting to meet a group from outside of teh UK.

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looks like some one else thinks the ladders in carrock fell mine have passed there sell bye datel

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Hello: I am in Mexico and love hunting for lost Jesuit mines. Any one interested?

Don Jose de La Mancha

Do you really mean outside the UK or rather the geographical British Isles - otherwise you can find excellent mine visits on the Isle of man and Ireland

Mike

Do you really mean outside the UK or rather the geographical British Isles - otherwise you can find excellent mine visits on the Isle of man and Ireland

Mike

Ah, I didn't mean to single out any country, I was just wondering who is a regular user of this site who is from outside of the UK, i.e. Ireland, Isle of Man, Europe, Americas, Australasia, Africa, rest of the world...

Basically there's the whole international side of the site which is a little under used (admittedly it is all in English which is not going to be the first language of most international site users).

The jist of it was it would be fascinating to hear from active mine explorers out exploring mines in other parts of the world, and possibly even (long term) arrange a foreign trip one day.

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On that basis M Critchley and Cornish Pixie offer some Irish flavour already and I recall Manx man offering Isle of man stuff

Out of simple nosyness
Why is the bloke in the picture using SRT when theres a perfectly good ladder? 🙂

Looks like the ladder is missing on the first pitch!

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....And both of you have failed even to acknowledge Toyopa's message let alone respond to it! What a welcome!
Anyway Toyopa, yes I for one, and I'm sure many of us here would be interested in details and photographs of Mexican mines. (What is a Jesuit mine anyway?)

🙂

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I have been thinking the same.
It seems to have occured also at this site in the US, see contributed pictures. http://tri-statemineexplorers.org/ .

Another site in the US, I'm not sure whether it's been mentioned before.http://minexplorationaz.tripod.com/ 

Thanks for those links. There is some fascinating stuff which filled me with wonder.

It's a shame that there is a bit of a reluctance to post underground pictures in Cornwall due to the various reasons/politics. A "county" sub-album may get some more stuff out. I for one have some good pics, as do my chums, but the ethics are a bit of a handbrake on things.

....And both of you have failed even to acknowledge Toyopa's message let alone respond to it! What a welcome!
Anyway Toyopa, yes I for one, and I'm sure many of us here would be interested in details and photographs of Mexican mines. (What is a Jesuit mine anyway?) 🙂

I agree with your comments JR, and welcome Tayopa. I wonder if this may be a clue given the username and location.http://treasurestories.com/NorthAmerica/Mexico/Tayopa.htm 

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OK, I feel suitably chastized now for not posting any USA mining photos - particularly since Simon and others on this site have been so welcoming when I have been in the UK. I will try to start scanning and posting some of my photos - which are mostly of western Washington State and Colorado (USA) mines.
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Being a part of a European mining heritage organisation means that I have participated in trips to mines in the Czech Republic, UK, Germany, Norway, Italy, Poland, Spain and Ireland. I think it would be great to organise overseas mine trips, but it is my experience that in order to run a truly successful trip, you really need to have people in the know (at geological surveys, mining heritage attractions, universities etc.) to help to plan such events and obtain permission if necessary.

Issues such as access to abandoned underground workings and permission to explore mine buildings on private or state owned land can sometimes be problematic. For example, here in Ireland permission must be sought from the DCENR (Dept. Communications, Energy and Natural Resources) before venturing underground. In Spain there is not a culture of mine exploring such as we enjoy in Britain; it was forbidden to enter abandoned mine workings during the Franco era, and I get the impression from the sites I have visited (Tharsis, Rio Tinto, Linares, Alcarajecos, Cartagena-La Union, Mazzaron) that it is probably still illegal. In the Czech Republic, health and safety concerns have curtailed the activities of mine exploring clubs in recent years.

Hence it is very important to link up with other mining heritage enthusiasts in overseas countries that might be able to help put trip leaders in touch with the right people in their neck of the woods.

Welcome to our Mexican friend, Tayopa. I have really enjoyed exploring mine sites in your country, but woud have been unable to do so without the help of local friends and their knowledge of places, terrain and access issues.

Out of interest, I am thinking of organising a mining heritage trip to Peru and possibly Bolivia for later this summer.

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people can contact me for underground tours in Morocco, Bolivia, Spain, France, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Romania etc
Cheers!

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First of welcome to all other foreign explorers.

Probably a bit unnoticed by most as I forgot to update my profile, but I went back to Germany a year ago after working as technical services manager for a currently rather important mine in UK for about 3 years.
I'm now working for a large German mining company supplying the same currently most wanted mineral and now have the luxury of being involved in old mines for my employer and as a hobby.
But I must admit that access was a lot easier in the UK and I always like to come back whenever I get a chance.

As AdMMichael says, welcome to all foreign explorers on here :)

And thank you nwminer for some fascinating USA photos, much appreciated :flowers:

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We were made very welcome by the Roter bar group at St Andreasburg in the Harz back in 2007,

In northern Spain there has certainly been quite a lot of mine exploration going on under permits issued by the regional caving federations on behalf of the government. Some of this has been just to gain access to caves (eg in the Picos where some of the deep caves such as Sara were discovered in lead-zinc mine workings). There have been interseting articles about exploration in some of the Bilbao iron ore mines in glossy outdoor magazines, which I doubt would have appeared unless the explorers have permission. Certainly in Cantabria the Guardia Civile do at times go around checking that people have permits, and the rescue situation is that if you don't have permission or have taken unnecesary risks (such as going into a flood prone site with a bad weather forecast) you may be charged a large sum for rescue costs, otherwise its free.