What your favorite type of mine

Deep miner 2 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:00 pm

I loving the trench mining because he go very deep in a dark trench and sometime this type of mine have a tunnel.its my favorite mine but its also the most dangerous mine but its my favorite mine

Miner CTMike · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:17 pm

Hey Deep Miner - I prefer pre 1900 iron mines with a nearly vertical dip and multiple levels underground. Are there any mines near you that were abandoned before 1900 and still have artifacts, tracks or ruins? the best thing I ever found was an 1870s miners pick, that small drill bit you found is really nice. - Connecticut Mike

Deep miner 2 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:28 pm

oh thank you CTMIKE

yeah i have all type of mine in canada i will found on a mining programm (e-sigeom) a slope mine with 5 level. i really want to going there but its pretty far from my town and i dont really have a car for the moment

tom · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:11 pm

I'll have to agree with CTMike, and not just because he's a great guy. :lol:

I also love 19th century mines with a vertical or near-vertical dip. A good example of this type of operation would be the Sunk Mine in NY. :
http://www.ironminers.com/ironmines/sunk-mine-1.htm
The Hibernia Mine, in Rockaway Twp. NJ, was very similar to this operation. It was one of the most historically signifigant mines in the state, and was in operation for nearly 150 years. Unfortunately, this mine was destroyed in the 1970's.

Chris · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:43 pm

i personally like flat pitch coal mines, where access to the workings from gangways is possible. also any mines that have any haulage remains from the 1900s to the 20s. that is when underground haulage was being perfected and many mine cars remain from that era. but any anthracite mine where you can see old technology at work is simply amazing to me. i also enjoy looking at large workings, and small. its pretty impressive seeing 20 foot tall coal seams then to go in another mine where the coal vein is only 18 inches and the workings go for hundreds of feet horizontal. imagining working in that enviroment is absolutly crazy! pitch work is starting to impress me as to the actual labor involved in creating the coal chutes. i really was never into middle and southern field mining techniques but after working at the pioneer tunnel mine tour it has facinated me. heres a few pics of the stuff i like:

Miner Greg and Me in front of a 10 ton General Electric Trolley Wire Locomotive.

Elevator Shaft Landing

An old Glen Alden Mine Car on Internal Slope Still Attached to the Hoist

Deep miner 2 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:52 pm

Amazing ! i really want to live in NJ or NY county because of you ! too much mine here

Miner CTMike · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:02 pm

Here are some of the mines we explore in Connecticut and eastern New York http://hometown.aol.com/oldclock50/then ... orers.html

Chris · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:14 pm

actually those pictures are from the anthracite mines in PA.

chris

Deep miner 2 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:41 pm

yeah nice picture on your site ! hey i will find the idea to put all mining method diagram ! its a good idea ?

Chris · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:23 pm

not sure what you mean?

Deep miner 2 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:30 pm

whats its the real name of trench mining ? strip mining ?

Chris · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:37 pm

yes in coal terms its strip mining. not sure what the rock boys call it.

tom · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:39 pm

That would be an open stope, or pit or trench workings.

Miner CTMike · **Posted:** Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:00 am

its sometimes called open cut also

Deep miner 2 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:01 am

Damn i dont find much info about open strip mining method because i want to find all info and after i want to make a model of a mine.

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