Coniston Copper Mine info please guys

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Paul Marvin
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7 years ago

hi guys

Could anybody give me a bit of info on the degree of difficulty in here as I have a injury at the moment and cant do anything to strenuous, is there some walk in walk out sections ? I am ok with cows tail stuff.

Paul

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christwigg
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7 years ago

You might be OK with a quick poke in Doctors Level or Deep Level, but beyond that you're really looking at proper SRT everywhere.

gNick
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7 years ago

"christwigg" wrote:
You might be OK with a quick poke in Doctors Level or Deep Level, but beyond that you're really looking at proper SRT everywhere.

Surely Hospital Level?

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

christwigg
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7 years ago

"gNick" wrote:

"christwigg" wrote:
You might be OK with a quick poke in Doctors Level or Deep Level, but beyond that you're really looking at proper SRT everywhere.

Surely Hospital Level?

Doctors - Hospital.
Brainfart.
:lol:

royfellows
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7 years ago

Hospital Level is a very interesting and easy explore. With the current weather I expect one would be able to get in with only wellies, the only water is in the entrance section anyway.

I applaud the excellent work done in there by CAT, it adds to the interest.

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Paul Marvin
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7 years ago

I do like the pun and I know it wasn't intended ok great guys do you go in the normal adit where you can drive up past the ymca ? as this place in new to us / me

If anybody wants to pm me with there number I will ring for some info.

BTW Roy is as dry as a bone up here .

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royfellows
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7 years ago

I drive up past the YMCA and then swing off left to park on some flat ground in front of the treatment or pumping wajema.

Short walk up the track then.

There is also Levers Water mine and several other bits that can be done without SRT. I have not been there for ages.
Has Deep level been cleared yet after the landslip? I know it was partially done leaving deep water for the explorer.
We may have to redefine "deep water" though at this point in time.
:lol:

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Paul Marvin
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7 years ago

thanks Roy it sounds like the same adit I have put my nose in

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Paul Marvin
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7 years ago

We went in the hospital level adit today and beared to the left which gave us some nice chambers, could anybody advise what there is if you go straight on after going in the adit ?also as we went through the big chambers and past the rope going down to other levels after about 75 mts we detected a rather bad smell do you know if there are any gas/bad air issues in here

Paul

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royfellows
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7 years ago

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It connects to the run in Grey Crag opposite, there is an 'interesting' fall area worth a look accessible by a bit of scrambling.
Should be a survey somewhere.

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Pete Monkhouse
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7 years ago

#11

Search for Coniston on here, then read the Coniston copper mines rediscovered’ series. Hospital level survey in part 2.

Paul Marvin
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7 years ago

#12

Thanks for the info guys managed two nice photography trips in here despite my current injury problems :thumbsup:

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