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kyrre
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16 years ago

hello, i work in black angel mine from 1976-1984 it was a great time,my work was drilling and driving a wagner st5 in two year,after i start as a diamonddriller,that was a good job,we was about 3-4oo man in marmorilik the name of the place,i think mine was closed in 1989-90,and now they gon to opened again,i have work for 30 years in mine. kyrre 🙂

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minerat
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Newbie

16 years ago

hi Kyrre. where are you from and where is the mine you worked at, I dont seem to have a record of thet mine..cheers :thumbsup:

be afraid.....very afraid !!!!

carnkie
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Newbie

16 years ago

Rather you than me Kyrre. Pop in here minerat.
http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Black-Angel-Zinc-Mine/?gowhere=%2fmines%2f%3fpID%3d1%3fpid%3d1%26ac%3dA%26ad%3d50

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

minerat
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16 years ago

see what you mean,jeeez who would want to work there...not me, you would be worn out before you got to work, thanks for that.

be afraid.....very afraid !!!!

kyrre
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Newbie Topic Starter

16 years ago

hello i come from norway a place called fauske,is just about the artic circle, black angel mineare a mine in greenland on the west coast 600km nort of the artic circle,name of the place in greenland is marmorilik,if you want to go you must take a plane from copenhagen to greenlano takes about 4 hours,and then helicopter2-3hours, kyrre . 😉

kyrre
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Newbie Topic Starter

16 years ago

its a very nice place 30-40-below nice and cold in winter and they pay good money, kyrre

carnkie
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Newbie

16 years ago

Hi Kyrre, hope that's not you going to work. 😉
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The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

kyrre
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Newbie Topic Starter

16 years ago

yes is 600m down i have been there many time,but i dont now,its depend what they pay,how long time you must work before you can take a real holiday,last time iwas there we work 12-14 hours shift every day for 4-5 months,so i will see. :thumbdown: