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| | Blue Hills Tin Streams |
| | Working tin mine offers tours of the mine plus tin jewellery made on site. Includes some history and online guided tour of processes.
http://www.bluehillstin.com/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Cefn Coed Colliery Museum |
| | Brief description of the facilities at the Cefn Coed Colliery at Neath in South Wales.
http://www.l.a.clara.net/colliery.htm - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum |
| | Vistor information including opening times, map, and bookings. Includes map of ironstone mines and industry history. Located in Skinningrove, Cleveland.
http://www.ironstonemuseum.co.uk/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | A Coal Mine Dad? |
| | Bill Riley's collection of articles, stories, pictures, songs, poems and personal memories of the coal mining industry.
http://www.dmm-pitwork.org.uk/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Dolaucothi Gold Mine |
| | Official description from the National Trust handbook of their preserved gold mine at Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire in South Wales. Guided tours take visitors through the Roman, and the more recent underground workings. Owned by the National Trust.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-dolaucothigoldmines/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Durham Mining Museum |
| | History and culture of the coal mining industry in the North of England. Includes details of fatalities, disaster and collieries and pits.
http://www.dmm.org.uk/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Florence Mine Heritage Centre |
| | Based at the last, deep, iron ore mine in Western Europe; information about their museum, history, and an online virtual tour. [Egremont, Cumbria]
http://www.florencemine.co.uk/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Haig Colliery Mining Museum |
| | Haig Pit was Cumbria's last deep coal mine. When it closed in 1986, it ended 700 years of mining history in the area. Over 1200 men, women and children had been killed while winning coal in workings up to four miles out beneath the sea.
http://www.haigpit.com/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Honister Slate Mine |
| | Describes England's only Slate Mine at Honister Pass, Keswick, where there are underground visits and a heritage centre. The history of the slate mine and general information about slate is given.
http://www.honister-slate-mine.co.uk/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Keswick Mining Museum |
| | First mining museum to be established in Cumbria and it hosts the a large collection of mining memorabilia. Includes admission details, location, and walks.
http://www.keswickminingmuseum.co.uk/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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