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ebgb
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13 years ago

had a wander in this evening with the bairn.

this bit:
http://www.aditnow.co.uk/photo/Harnisha-Burn-Lead-mine-User-Album-Image-250/

don't think its gonna be much longer before that lot comes down. plenty of iron rails holding it up, but the rails are being held up by some rapidly deteriorating timbers

thought occurs whlist there is always a few digs going on to re-open places, does any preventative work ever take place?

whacking some scaffolding in under the rails now would take a lot less time and effort than trying to dig it out again after it comes in

that said that place would be reasonably simple to make a route up over and down again, but for others places...

does anyone ever do a a bit of preventative maintenance as it were

http://bf494.co.uk

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Mr Mike
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13 years ago

I've done a bit of prevention work and positive others have up and down the country. We did some in Smallcleugh (start of the Middlecleugh 2nd Sun Vein) a few years back, and certainly the NORPEX dig in Rampgill did.

Mr Mike www.mineexplorer.org.uk

christwigg
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13 years ago

I would say most people who are regularly out do what they can. No-one wants to see access disappear.

If you want to put some scaff in there, just do it, no-ones going to be upset. ;D

The collapse with the squeeze would be more urgently in need of attention from my personal point of view.

John Lawson
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13 years ago

As has been already described nearly all mining folk do some preventative work when they are underground, or in some cases on surface.
We did some remedial work in the entrances of Brownley Hill and Smallcleugh mines which was improved upon by CAT and Norpex respectively.
So anything you can do to stabilize an entrance will be welcomed by all!

royfellows
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13 years ago

Off thread but John if you are around
I will be up at the Nent until a week on Sunday and staying at High Plains, you can leave a message there if you anywhere near Nenthead, be nice to meet up.

My avatar is a poor likeness.