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bwizz
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#21

I have taken a picture of the FE Link lat/long I'll have another geek next trip i'm that way. Lots of interesting stuff on the downs, I keep getting sidetracked
Thanks for imput

bwizz
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#22

I pinpointed the shaft yesterday ,I must have passed it hundreds of times and not realised its significance. I even had a picture of it from 2005. No luck in finding the adit though.
Seems to have links to another adit to the south of county adit "Roys plan"
Also hard to fall down with 2 layers of protection around shaft
On my way back I had a brief look for Coads shaft, I believe its the second deepest it the area.? if anybody can give me a gps position would help ta .I must have seen it in the past i distinctly remember a shaft with flat metal grill covering it, but can't rember where! Reading about methane in the Coads area its probably good that I don't smoke:wub:

Tony Blair
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#23

are you familar with "old-maps.co.uk"?

Get on there and have a play. The earliest 1880 ones are pretty good and the later big scale ones have a few craters around the coads area. Coads is deep and was probably a winding shaft. West Virgin Engine shaft is over there somewhere behind a fence and it's a fair old hole. West Virgin, right the way up towards the horse place was stoped to a huge depth. It's where a fair bit of the fortune came from.

bwizz
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#24

Where is Coads shaft in relation to the main Crofthandy to United Downs Rd , Somewhere near the small Wheal Maiden sign I'm told. I'm trying to get my head around some of the plans that RM kindly gave me. these links to the CA are weird.
ill have a look at your suggested ,ta

lozz
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#25

This is some stuff about the United Downs landfill area, might be interesting might be not.

http://ea-lit.freshwaterlife.org/fedora/repository/ealit:2620/OBJ/19000434.pdf

Lozz.

bwizz
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#26

Interesting stuff, They don't have a clue what or how much or where its going. Only thing missing from the can of worms is Nuclear Waste.

Tony Blair
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Regarding nuclear anomalies. I would be interesting in confirming the 3^He rumour about the landfill gas.

It's all a bit x files.

Roy Morton
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#28

If I remember correctly, when the dump site was in its planning stages, time was slipping by and the deadline for the compulsory lining of landfill tips was looming ever closer.
It seems that planning permission was fast tracked to avoid this date and to avoid the colossal expense of fitting a liner and all the necessary bunding etc.
What a saving in the long run!!!!
The term Muppets springs to mind for some reason. ::)

"You Chinese think of everything!"
"But I''m not Chinese!"
"Then you must have forgotten something!"

Tony Blair
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http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/EventRecord/2003/2003R039.pdf

http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/EventRecord/1995/1995R041.pdf

These are interesting. The P 12-13 of the Maid one slings up some shaft names which are not on anything I have.

I haven't had a really good dig yet, but at a glance, they aren't on the consols plans, or the maid, or St Day Utd, or symons, thomas or any of the OS stuff. Possibly one of the MROA sheets.

lozz
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"Tony Blair" wrote:
http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/EventRecord/2003/2003R039.pdf

http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/EventRecord/1995/1995R041.pdf

These are interesting. The P 12-13 of the Maid one slings up some shaft names which are not on anything I have.

I haven't had a really good dig yet, but at a glance, they aren't on the consols plans, or the maid, or St Day Utd, or symons, thomas or any of the OS stuff. Possibly one of the MROA sheets.

Thanks for the links, interesting reading. Is John Smith still around ?

Yer don't what you got 'till it's gone..heard that somewhere before.

Lozz.

Tony Blair
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1. Type "cornwall mapping" into google.

2. Get Cornwall Council link.

3. Select History layer from the left menu.

4. Click "event" on sub-menu

5. Rummage through and open PDf files.

See you in about 6 months. (There is enough to keep an enthusiast busy for weeks)

lozz
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#32

"Tony Blair" wrote:
1. Type "cornwall mapping" into google.

2. Get Cornwall Council link.

3. Select History layer from the left menu.

4. Click "event" on sub-menu

5. Rummage through and open PDf files.

See you in about 6 months. (There is enough to keep an enthusiast busy for weeks)

The sites not playing ball at this end, might be them might be my browser, will try later.

Lozz.

J25GTi
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#33

"lozz" wrote:

"Tony Blair" wrote:
1. Type "cornwall mapping" into google.

2. Get Cornwall Council link.

3. Select History layer from the left menu.

4. Click "event" on sub-menu

5. Rummage through and open PDf files.

See you in about 6 months. (There is enough to keep an enthusiast busy for weeks)

The sites not playing ball at this end, might be them might be my browser, will try later.

Lozz.

same

Tony Blair
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10 years ago

#34

Council. What do you expect? :lol:

lozz
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10 years ago

#35

It's all call me Dave's fault.

Lozz.

Tony Blair
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#36

Thing is, no matter who you vote for, gummint always gets in.

I find it preferable to ignore them!

lozz
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#37

You should, it's better for one's mental well being.

Lozz.

bwizz
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10 years ago

#38

Re Dump . I took some pics of the pond/landscaped rear of the dump yesterday, If anyone is interested pm me for pic

Roy Morton
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#39

"Tony Blair" wrote:
Regarding nuclear anomalies. I would be interesting in confirming the 3^He rumour about the landfill gas.

It's all a bit x files.

Would that be in significant quantities or was it just a blip on a sniffer that some lab rat started to freak about? And what about the Tritium?

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Tony Blair
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#40

One source said there was tritium being found. I find this exceedingly hard to believe, due to the half lives. Tritiated Methane and the word "radiogenic" were used.

I'd expect anything with mass 3 to be 3^He which is the breakdown product of tritium.

Legend has it that "nuclear stuff from a very early reactor" found it's way into the tip. I heard the phrase "primary coolant and sludge". This would explain the tritium, but it would have converted into 3^He by now.

Anything generating helium would probably be related to an alien spacecraft and perhaps an alien base being under the dump.

The only way to find out is to take some gas samples from around the dump and get someone to whack 'em in a mass spec. I know someone who can do this, but it's the headache of actually doing it. Big syringes required (new) and then dragging it up to the plimuff polyversity.