Disclaimer
Entering disused mine workings is by its nature a very dangerous
activity that can lead to serious injury and death, for both
inexperienced and experienced individuals alike. In browsing this
website and making use of any of the information contained within,
you (if on your own) or your party signify full acceptance that:
1. You are entirely responsible for your own actions at all times.
2. You will not hold liable the owners of this website any other
individual who has supplied material or the owners of the mine
workings for any accident, legal action, loss or damage to property
or other incident, no matter how caused.
3. If you decide to enter any disused mine workings, you accept
injury or death or legal proceedings as your own risk and not that
of any other individual, including the owners of this website and
any individual who has contributed information.
4. Any information on this website is not necessarily accurate or
complete.
5. Trip reports, photos or similar on this website relating to any
mine workings does not indicate or imply that the mine is legal for
the public to access, nor that is it safe to explore, even if it
explicitly states in the material that either case is.
6. You will research the legalities of access to a mine before
attempting to enter the site.
7. If you pass on any information from this website to another
individual, you must also include a copy of this disclaimer and that
person must also be in full acceptance of the terms.
8. If you do enter any disused mine workings, you will behave in a
responsible manner, have sought adequate training prior, and be in
the company of others suitably experienced who will also behave in a
responsible manner.
9. You and all members of your party will be suitably equipped
10. You will inform a suitable individual who is not a member of the
party of your intentions (including the mine you are visiting, and
your route within) and not deviate from those plans. You will
pre-arrange a cave-rescue callout time that is neither too soon that
there is a risk of the emergency services being called unnecessarily
nor too late that should a rescue be required, a unnecessary length
of time has elapsed causing additional risk to yourself and other
members of the party.
11. You will take all steps as can be reasonably taken to protect
the mine and all historical artefacts within from injury.
12. You will not leave graffiti.
13. You will not drop stones or other debris over precipices.
14. You will not take any artefacts from the mine.
15. You will not act in such a way as to jeopardise the safety of
yourself or other individuals in your party, in other parties within
the mine, or in parties exploring in the future.
16. You will only move or rearrange items within the mine if it is
in the interests of preservation, in an effort to prevent damage or
further damage to the mine or any artefacts.
17. You will abide by any instructions given by the owners of the
mine, written or verbal.
18. Should you notice any bats in a mine it is vitally important to
leave them well alone. Approaching them can cause these endangered
animals to wake from hibernation prematurely and die, which
threatens their species and is a criminal offence with heavy fines.
The best course of action if you find them is to quietly back track
out of the tunnel they are in and find a different part of the mine
to explore (or even another mine altogether).
Definitions:
Mine, disused mine, workings: The industrial site or set of a
mine or quarry, including all underground workings and surface
workings. It includes all buildings, equipment and other found both
underground and on the surface
Artefact: Any item large or small within the mine site,
underground or on the surface.
Party, group: A group of individuals who enter the site or
set of a mine or quarry together.