Photos, videos and docs of tarboat, with the keywords: "lead"

Shotwell tower

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 05:55:14 +0000

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The Shotwell Ltd tower is part of the shotgun cartridge factory on Great Union Street on the east bank of the River Hull, next to Drypool Bridge. It is the only working shot tower in the UK and its products are used in the Gamebore range of shotgun cartridges.

North Mine

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 07:46:16 +0000

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The North Mine at Broken Hill contains 3.7 million tonnes of ore at 11.3 per cent zinc, 13.5 per cent lead and 219 g/t silver making it one of the highest grade deposits in the world. In September 2008 it has placed on care and maintenance but was reopened in 2018.

This is the No. 3 shaft,which was commenced in 1948 and was commissioned in 1962. The depth of this shaft is 1,600 metres. The adjacent concentration mill became operational in 1939.

View from a passing train.

Pen-y-Clyn Mine

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 22 May 2025 06:09:31 +0000

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In 1846 William Lefeaux was fortunate enough to discover a rich lead orebody close to the surface at Pen-y-Clyn in about 1846. This did not persist in depth but work appears to have continued on and off here until at least 1869. It has been suggested that this was also known as West Van Mine.

The tiny engine house at Pen-y-Clyn Mine seems to have little information available about its history. David Bick suggested that it was erected c1863 and contained a rotative Cornish Engine of c20" cylinder. The buildings here have been subject to some restoration and consolidation by the Welsh Mines Preservation Trust.

Magpie Mine

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 07:28:41 +0000

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The Magpie Mine at Sheldon in the Peak District is probably the best surviving group of lead mining structures in Derbyshire. Records of this mine date back to 1740 and it was the last working lead mine in the county, finally closing in 1958. It is a designated ancient monument.

Spar crane

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:53:00 +0000

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A walk on Bonsall Moor today found lots of lead mining remains and also a couple of old cranes formerly used in fluorspar operations in the 1940s or 1950s. Abandoned for over 70 years these cranes are still in reasonable condition where they sit alongside the opencut workings.

Delprat Shaft

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:56:53 +0000

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The Delprat shaft, which was commenced in 1900, is named after Broken Hill Proprietary general manager from 1899 to 1921, G D Delprat. The original wooden headframe was replaced in 1952 with the current steel structure. Winding here ceased in 1972 and the shaft has subsequently seen use as a tourist attraction until nearby mining operations caused its closure in 2007.

Shot tower

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 06:51:30 +0000

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The lead shot tower stands in the centre of the lead smelting complex of the Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co Ltd. This is just one of a number of metal processing works in the area which have been developed since the 1950s to handle large amounts of copper, zinc and lead. To the right is the depot and works of the mining railway and the extensive sorting sidings behind the photographer.

Marmion Shaft

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 06:39:29 +0000

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Marmion Shaft at the Bawdwin lead/zinc mine in north-east Myanmar. It was sunk in 1914 down to the sixth (adit) level at c700ft and was subsequently deepened to serve 14 levels in total to a depth of 1700ft. The winding house contains two electric winders manufactured at the Siemens Works of English Electric at Stafford in the UK in 1925. The ore is trammed out of the mine via a two mile adit known as "Tiger Tunnel".

Coalpithole Mine

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:31:56 +0000

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The Peak Forest Mining Company, operated Coalpithole Mine extracting lead ore from 1858 to 1880. The No.10 shaft is under the grille in the right foreground. It is brick lined and around 618 feet deep, sunk through the shale to reach the ore bearing limestone at depth. No.8 shaft is in the trees beyond the pool and the line of the vein on Coalpithole Rake can be seen covered in trees as it runs across the shoulder of the hill. Mining here petered out in 1880 having seen a massive fall in productivity after water ingress overwhelmed the pumps in the mid 1870s.

This panorama shows the blind valley running east from Sparrowpit towards Winnats Head. Rushup Edge is on the left whilst the abandoned Eldon Hill limestone quarry is to the right. Water here drains through the shales and into sink holes in the limestone on the right side of the valley from where it eventually finds its way underground towards Castleton.

Tankerville Mine - Watson's Shaft

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:08:10 +0000

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On the western edge of the Stiperstones north east of Shelve village and to the south of Shrewsbury, Tankerville was once one of the most productive Lead Mines in the area. The mine was worked for Baryte, Lead, Silver and Zinc between 1865 and 1925.

This engine house was built for a 40" Cornish engine by Harveys of Hayle in 1876. The octagonal chimney served the boiler house. Watson's Engine Shaft eventually became the deepest shaft in the orefield, with a final depth of 1,700ft (523m). Where the shaft 'doglegged' at 500ft (154m), to follow the vein the vertical motion of the pump rods had to be converted to angular motion. This proved very difficult and caused a lot of wear on the pitwork.

British Mine

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:41:07 +0000

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The Thompson Shaft at British Mine, Broken Hill, was developed from 1910 as this area took over the main production. Winding from this shaft appears to have ended in 1958.

Braithwaite tanks

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 05:22:26 +0000

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Three large Braithwaite Tanks provide water storage at the Nyrstar lead/zinc smelter at Port Pirie, South Australia.

Onto the tippler

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:59:20 +0000

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An overhead wire electric locomotive pushes a loaded ore wagon onto the tippler at Wallah Gorge above the Burma Mines Railway. I hope that helmet is well insulated!

Namtu New Smelter

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 17:31:41 +0000

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The new smelter at Namtu was constructed after the Second World War during which the old smelter was destroyed. It processed lead, silver, zinc and copper from the Bawdwin mines but has been out of use for some time. It was suggested that it would reopen in 2012 but I have not heard anything of this since my visit.

Enginehouse

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:45:06 +0000

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House for a cornish pumping engine at the Pennant lead mine near St Asaph. The associated chimney collapsed many years ago.

Electric haulage

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 07:07:07 +0000

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A quick chat as the mine locomotive drags empty ore wagons off the tippler at Wallah Gorge above the Burma Mines Railway.

Keep your head down!

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:39:07 +0000

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Not much headroom as an overhead wire electric locomotive brings tubs of ore to the tippler and loading bunkers at Wallah Gorge above the Burma Mines Railway.

Flash!

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:21:00 +0000

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Sparks fly as an overhead wire electric locomotive brings tubs of ore out of the tunnel at Wallah Gorge leading from the Burma Mines Tiger Tunnel workings to the tippler and loading bunkers.

Slag pots

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:11:31 +0000

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Slag pots in the new smelter at Namtu, Myanmar which was constructed after the Second World War when the old smelter was destroyed. It processed lead, silver, zinc and copper from the Bawdwin mines but has been out of use for some time. It was suggested that it would reopen in 2012 but I have not heard anything of this since my visit.

Offices

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 06:54:16 +0000

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Offices at the Rasp Mine in Broken Hill. This mine has had a long and profitable history but is currently contracting as metal prices fall with seventy job losses announced in June 2020.