How much of this mine can be entered, and which levels? My friends and I may be interested in going into it in the summer.

The main level was the Blackburn Level, this is now damned up and used as a water supply, you would need to seek permission from the house adjacent but the level is normally full of water in any case.

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The mine is on private land owned by Mr Frank Shepheard. There was a meet there last summer when Mr Shepheard kindly drained the mine, which is in use as a water supply, to allow entry.
Although Mr Shepheard has a kindly disposition, I would advise waiting until another group visit is arranged. If this involves me, I will post it on both websites.

As far as the mine is concerned, it is explorable as far as it always has been, as far as the fall adjascent to the engine chamber. There are plans uploaded on this site. The Blackburn Level, being the lowest, is driven for about 3/4 of a mile as a long crosscut. First it cuts Victoria Vein at about 900 metres and then reaches the main lode at about 1300 metres. here there is an underground winze complete with one of the cages and the underground winding chamber. There is also another engine chamber adjascent, plus a lot of the associated pipework. It is a very interesting underground trip.

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Thanks Roy, I'm not sure I've met you, even both members of MOLES! If any group organises a trip between June and September we'd be interested :-)

Cheers