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Mine-Explorer is the home of recreational mine exploration. This is your portal to a colossal online database of photographs (both modern and historical), maps, surveys and trip reports. Our thriving forum community brings people together to explore and document all U.K. disused mines, with a central focus on adventure, fun, and making friends. Everything you need is right here.
Latest posts in the Forum
- North Wales: Croesor - Rhosydd Thru Trip - 4th or 5th July (Ian A 4.1 hours)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Cornish Lads, a Jethro Question? (Clunk 4.8 hours)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Tirfor and Winch Sail (Clunk 5.6 hours)
- Other Kit: Roys superlamp project (towim 6 hours)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Topless in wales (the landrover not me !!!!!) (Miles 6.2 hours)
- Southern England: CAMBORNE CONSOLS (i think ?) (polo 7.8 hours)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Possible TRO: SARN HELEN ROMAN ROAD - BANWEN TO ABERDULAIS (Miles 8.4 hours)
- SRT: Where to buy the cheapest bolt hangers? (stuey 10.5 hours)
- Southern England: Underground Rescue in Cornwall (ralphh85 13.7 hours)
- Northern England: Buckden gavel Lead Mine (rikj 15.4 hours)
- Recruits Boot Camp: Hello (Minekat 1 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: Sunday July 25th - Kelly Mine - Devon (KH.... 1 days)
- Southern England: South Crofty Website (KH.... 1 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: Big Bash 2009 North Wales - 1st to the 8th August* (Keith 1 days)
- General Discussion: A BIG thanks to Ed and DCC (oak 1 days)
- Midlands: dragonby mine information (tommo 1 days)
- Deals & Experiences: miners lamp (Lecko 2 days)
- Lamp Building: Mountting a Battery (towim 2 days)
- Other Kit: GMI Visa Gas Detector (christwigg 2 days)
- Southern England: Carbis Bay Crew (KH.... 2 days)
- Other Kit: Rechargeable AAA batteries and charger unit HELP!! (royfellows 2 days)
- General Discussion: Flooding in Coal Shaft mines question (mattsccm 2 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Broadband down (SteveM 3 days)
- General Discussion: Interesting pair of Miners Lamps on Ebay (Johnnearcfon 4 days)
- North Wales: The Penarth Truck (Johnnearcfon 4 days)
- General Discussion: Static rope ???? Well then ! (towim 4 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: Derbyshire Weekend Meeting times etc (towim 4 days)
- North Wales: Croesor - Rhosydd Through Trip... Part II (speedycaver 5 days)
- General Discussion: Miles has a motor boat! (DISCODAVE600 6 days)
- General Discussion: Big Bash 2009 - learning how to bolt? (DISCODAVE600 6 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Petition (martymarty 6 days)
- Other Kit: raising DC voltage problem (corin 8 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: Derbyshire Weekend - Take 2 (edus1 8 days)
- Northern England: Hagg's Dig (edus1 8 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Ridgeway. (Clunk 8 days)
- North Wales: Llanberis Slate Quarries Closed For Filming (suboffender 9 days)
- Items Wanted: WANTED :: Decent Tent (Manx Centor 9 days)
- Recruits Boot Camp: Evening! (pacef8 9 days)
- North Wales: Graffiti at penarth (meaty 9 days)
- Recruits Boot Camp: Noob on board (llion 9 days)
- Southern England: South Crofty Tin Mine - Reopen or stay closed? (agricola 10 days)
- Recruits Boot Camp: Hey! (Manx Centor 11 days)
- Northern England: Boulby Alum Works (christwigg 11 days)
- General Discussion: Health and Safety gone mad...... sad day really. (agricola 11 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Dolly Lives Again! (chrisatmineexplorer 11 days)
- General Discussion: Worth a listen (Tezarchaeon 12 days)
- For sale!: Oldham Chargers for sale (Mr.C 12 days)
- Recruits Boot Camp: Hi (Twitchy 13 days)
- Other Kit: A direct drive question (Miles 13 days)
- SRT: Essential Kit - The Rack. (DISCODAVE600 13 days)
- Southern England: South Terras (killing joke 14 days)
- Northern England: merryfeild mines (caveman 14 days)
- Other Kit: New Raptor Pro Lamp - photos (DISCODAVE600 14 days)
- For sale!: Petzl ID for sale (martymarty 14 days)
- South Wales: New member. (chili 15 days)
- Training: Wish me luck! (RedShift 15 days)
- Photography: Which Camera To Use? (RedShift 16 days)
- SRT: srt kit (turbo 16 days)
- Website moans and queries: Posts 'disappearing' into 'private' areas (SimplyExploring 16 days)
- SRT: Highwaymans Hitch (suboffender 17 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: STAFF OFFER AT WORK (suboffender 17 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Windscreens are for girlies... (ChrisJC 17 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Last weekend in the peak district (spellcaster 17 days)
- Other Kit: Boat Engines (A_R 18 days)
- General Discussion: Big Bash 2009 - Kegs ??? (Wormster 18 days)
- Northern England: Brandy Bottle Incline Now Blocked Off? Also First Time Experience (christwigg 19 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: A plan for Dolly (meaty 20 days)
- North Wales: nanttle area (turbo 21 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Derbyshire weekend - Long Rake (towim 21 days)
- General Discussion: Got a chainsaw? live in n.wales? want a job? (Miles 21 days)
- Website moans and queries: PM multiple people (speedycaver 21 days)
- General Discussion: Paulag photos (suboffender 22 days)
- General Discussion: Trip Reports (suboffender 22 days)
- Website moans and queries: my personal page (meaty 22 days)
- Items Wanted: Safety lamp in working order wanted (rikj 22 days)
- Southern England: Roskear Shaft (agricola 23 days)
- Midlands: trip report may-july (-ditzy- 23 days)
- General Discussion: unknown adit (turbo 23 days)
- General Discussion: Welsh miners songs (sinnerman 23 days)
- General Discussion: messages (turbo 23 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Dolly fails MOT (Miles 23 days)
- General Discussion: Richard Johnson Clapham & Morris (Alasdair 24 days)
- General Discussion: Happy birthday Miles (ChrisJC 24 days)
- General Discussion: Flares, like in films etc (DISCODAVE600 24 days)
- Northern England: Calamine Lotion (Mr.C 25 days)
- North Wales: Wrysgan 'Slab of Death' (chrisatmineexplorer 25 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Burtree Pasture Mine (edus1 25 days)
- Recruits Boot Camp: Hi there from Wirral (towim 25 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: Who's around on Sunday? (chrisatmineexplorer 25 days)
- Other Kit: Can you push an R2 LED to 1500mAh..? (speedycaver 25 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: For Interest Only! Some info recently made public (Jagman 27 days)
- General Discussion: Software for producing a simple mine map/survey (caveman 27 days)
- North Wales: Crimea Pass Shaft (turbo 28 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Removing an alarm. Help please!! (Miles 28 days)
- General Discussion: Berwyn slate quarry,horse shoe pass.North Wales (chrisatmineexplorer 28 days)
- Southern England: Perranporth- Mines of the Perran Iron Lode (stuey 28 days)
- Deals & Experiences: Publishing (Skittles 29 days)
- General Discussion: OFF TOPIC!!! Swimming Pool Advice (Skittles 29 days)
- Northern England: Marrick Smelt Mills (chambers 29 days)
- Northern England: Danby Level Information (christwigg 30 days)
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