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AR
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12 years ago

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22263418

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!

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christwigg
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12 years ago

Theres also a related radio show on Radio 4 tomorrow.
Presumably about the York Potash Project.

Potash of Gold.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s0qnm

NeilR
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12 years ago

I see that this article opens with the statement that Boulby is the second deepest mine in Europe. I suspect that there are now many deeper mines. If we say that, in round figures, the Boulby shafts are 1100m deep and the deep end is now something like 1350m below surface can someone give details of a few deeper European mines?

AdM Michael
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12 years ago

Niedersachsen-Riedel
Sigmundshall
Ibbenbüren
Aue
Saar

NeilR
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12 years ago

To name but a few!

Thanks Michael

I must see if I can get the Wikipedia entry edited - It's the sort of stuff that journalists like to include in articles but it seems to be just plain wrong!

AndyC
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12 years ago

"NeilR" wrote:
To name but a few!

Thanks Michael

I must see if I can get the Wikipedia entry edited - It's the sort of stuff that journalists like to include in articles but it seems to be just plain wrong!

Just click on the 'Edit' button, ignore the message about not being logged in and edit the page.

I have done it on a few Wikipedia pages.

Been injured while at work and are not to blame?

Get over it.

christwigg
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12 years ago

I've edited it.

Lets see if it sticks.

According to info elsewhere on Wikipedia

The deepest mine in Europe is the 16th shaft of the uranium mines in Príbram, Czech Republic at 1,838 meters,[63] second is Bergwerk Saar in Saarland, Germany at 1,750 meters.

NeilR
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12 years ago

Thanks Gents

Michael - can you give us some facts and figures on the ones you mention? It would be interesting to have shaft depth and deepest working.

I also have Pyhasalami in Finland at 1,444m

If we were to count deepest below sea level rather than deepest below surface then Boulby may be getting near the top of the list!

AdM Michael
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12 years ago

Mine deepest level
Niedersachsen-Riedel 1550 m
Sigmundshall 1450 m
Ibbenbüren 1550 m
Aue 1800 m
Saar 1750 m

It'll take some time to research all shafts and the deep shafts may be at mines different to the ones listed above.

NeilR
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12 years ago

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Anything that you can find out would be gratefully recieved.

I will try to put together a list for the folks at Boulby.

Type of mineral mined would also be useful!

AdM Michael
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12 years ago

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Mine deepest level mineral
Niedersachsen-Riedel 1550 m potash/rocksalt
Sigmundshall 1450 m potash
Ibbenbüren 1550 m anthracite
Aue 1800 m uranium
Saar 1750 m coal

Trewillan
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12 years ago

#12

Returning to the original topic, I listened to most of the programme.

Pleasantly surprised how positive it was, that's unusual for the BBC where anything "environmental" is concerned.