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Mines take on a number of forms depending on how the material is to be extracted from the ground, and the location of the material deposits. An example is shaft mining.
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Filter this Collection| x name | x image | x Mines | x article |
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| x Open-pit mining |
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Honister Slate Mine |
Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast mining, open-cut mining, and strip mining, refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.
The term is used to differentiate this form of mining...
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| Bardh open-cast coal mine | |||
| Mirash open-cast coal mine | |||
| Bagtor Mine, Islington, Devon | |||
| Wheal Betsy Mine, Mary Tavy, Devon | |||
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| x Shaft mining |
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South Devon United Mine |
Shaft mining or Shaft sinking refers to the method of excavating a vertical or near-vertical tunnel from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom. When the top of the excavation is the ground surface, it is referred to as a...
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| North Devon Untited Mine | |||
| Central Devon United Mine | |||
| Bennet's Mine | |||
| Devon Union Mine | |||
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| x Adit |
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Bagtor Mine, Islington, Devon |
An adit is a type of entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal. Adits are usually built into the side of a hill or mountain, and often occur when a measure of coal or an ore body is located inside the mountain but...
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| Bedford and Gawton Mine | |||
| Bertha Consols Mine, Buckland Monochorum, Devon | |||
| Wheal Betsy Mine, Mary Tavy, Devon | |||
| Wheal Freindship | |||
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| x Chamber mining |
Method of excavating underground beds of minerals by creating and leaving substntial areas of pilars (stopes) to avoid (or reduce the risk of) the collapse of the mine roof.
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| x Longwall mining |
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Gresford Colliery |
Longwall mining is a form of underground coal mining where a long wall (typically about 250-400 m long) of coal is mined in a single slice (typically 1-2 m thick). The longwall "panel" (the block of coal that is being mined) is typically 3-4 km long...
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