| Forum Name | Topics | Posts | Last Post |
| Mining Methods and Geology. |
![[ ]](http://images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Long and Shortwall mining.
Longwall and Shortwall mining methods and equipment.
Moderator: John | 18 | 229 | on Mar 19, 2012, 8:30am
by John
in Interesting Papers. |
| Bord and Pillar Methods.
General chat about bord and pillar.
Moderator: John | 1 | 23 | on Dec 20, 2011, 4:27pm
by John
in Board & Pillar? |
| Other Minerals.
Other types of mines.
Moderator: John | 14 | 193 | Today at 2:40pm
by dazbt
in Potash price |
| Opencast Mining.
Opencast, strip mining and "open cut" methods.
Moderator: John | 5 | 30 | on Jul 9, 2011, 10:30am
by bulwellbrian
in gaseous emissions from... |
| Geology.
Information about the geology of a region.
| 9 | 57 | on May 5, 2012, 1:39pm
by John
in Crude Oil In Coal Seams. |
| Rules and Suggestions. |
| Information About Registrations. (1 sub-board)
Registration difficulties and recomendations.
| 8 | 15 | on Oct 27, 2011, 2:08pm
by John
in Chinese Spammers. |
| Suggestions.
Add any ideas that would make the forum better.
| 8 | 56 | on Jan 17, 2012, 3:20am
by wheldale
in Privatisation after Br... |
| Rules.
General site rules.
| 1 | 1 | on Sept 8, 2006, 7:58am
by John
in Main Site Rules. |
| Help And How Too's.
How do I post pictures, or post a Youtube video, or how do I post in a different colour, text etc..
Well check here for that information.
| 2 | 3 | on Jan 26, 2010, 8:01am
by John
in "Tiny URL" |
| ANNOUNCEMENT> |
| Announcements
Things to come!
| 28 | 144 | on Mar 8, 2012, 4:47pm
by John
in Background pictures. |
| Staff.
Section for staff to discuss board issues.
| 14 | 69 | |
| General |
| Events, Gala's and Exhibitions.
Coming events, Gala's and Exhibitions, expos etc..
| 8 | 18 | on Feb 14, 2012, 12:52am
by karlaserv
in Australian Oil and Gas... |
| Undermanager's Office.
Just general chatting about anything mining wise.
Moderator: John | 157 | 1,134 | Today at 3:16pm
by ncb1973
in Collieries of North De... |
| Mining News.
Latest mining news.
| 45 | 324 | on Apr 29, 2012, 4:01pm
by John
in ex. UDM leader in trouble |
| The Canteen.
Owt about nowt!
Chat about anything, mates, canteen tea, grub etc, funny instances, hobbies, just about "owt"
Moderator: John | 56 | 471 | Today at 3:39pm
by John
in Keyword Analysis. Answ... |
| A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Face. (1 sub-board)
Funny Stories to Share.
Moderator: John | 41 | 180 | on May 2, 2012, 6:50am
by timberlad
in Pit Songs. |
| Mining Links
Links to coal mining websites.
Moderator: John | 39 | 83 | on Mar 24, 2012, 9:43am
by John
in Coal, Collieries and M... |
| Mining In Other Countries. (3 sub-boards)
Mining in other countries, coal and other.
Moderator: John | 40 | 334 | on Mar 7, 2012, 10:34am
by John
in Usa mines early 1900s |
| Mining Qualifications Worldwide.
Are my qualifications and experience recognised in other countries??
| 2 | 11 | on Jun 29, 2011, 4:12am
by Mick
in UK Qualifications. |
| Books and Papers, Reviewed or For Sale, Items For Sale.
Mining books and new papers out on mining topics.
Moderator: John | 15 | 50 | on Feb 20, 2011, 5:45am
by ressoruk
in Books For Sale. |
| The Message Board.
Events, symposiums, get together's etc.
Moderator: John | 16 | 51 | on Jan 26, 2012, 10:41pm
by John
in my mining website |
| The Bathrooms.
Poems from our "pit Bards"
Moderator: John | 23 | 46 | on Nov 22, 2011, 10:06am
by dazbt
in HOW GREEN IS MY MO... |
| Real Time Chat Room Here.
Moderator: John | 1 | 2 | on May 3, 2005, 11:41am
by John
in Chat Room. |
| British Coal Mining Industry. |
| The Youngsters and Researchers Section.
As we now have schoolkids doing research for school projects, I thought a section to help them would be appropriate,
| 4 | 14 | on Mar 28, 2012, 4:27am
by jakeofwinterhill
in Beacons and Snowdonia ... |
| NCB/British Coal. (8 sub-boards)
British coal industry after nationalisation to the end!
Moderator: John | 51 | 376 | on Apr 12, 2012, 6:43am
by John
in Pits of Durham and Sun... |
| Pre NCB Mines.
UK coal industry prior to nationalisation.
Moderator: John | 3 | 12 | on Feb 15, 2012, 2:36am
by dazbt
in Westwood colliery |
| Unions and Strikes.
The Rise of the Mining Unions and Disputes.
Moderator: John | 10 | 46 | on Apr 14, 2012, 2:03pm
by Sam from Kent
in When can you pass a pi... |
| Engineering. |
| Electricity in Mines.
Electricity, past and present.
| 9 | 145 | on May 10, 2012, 8:29am
by John
in re-wire |
| Equipment Manufacturers.
| 21 | 283 | on Mar 19, 2012, 12:30pm
by John
in 102 jeffrey |
| Winding Engines, Ropes and Shafts.
Winding engines past and present etc..
| 16 | 215 | on Apr 27, 2012, 6:33pm
by John
in Koepe Winders. |
| Mining Glossary. |
| Mining Glossary
A comprehensive mining glossary.
| 3 | 8 | on Sept 16, 2009, 7:44am
by John
in Alternative Mining Glo... |
| Alternate Mining Glossary.
A wacky mining glossary.
| 1 | 16 | on Oct 5, 2010, 6:39am
by erichall
in Alternate Mining Gloss... |
| Colliery Discussion Groups. |
| Calverton Colliery.
Calverton Colliery discussions.
| 1 | 1 | on Mar 14, 2012, 1:06pm
by shropshireminer
in Memories of Calverton |
| Clifton Colliery, No6 Area, Notts Division.
Discussions about Clifton Colliery.
| 8 | 43 | on Jun 25, 2011, 3:38pm
by John
in Pictures. |
| Cotgrave Colliery, No6 Area, Notts Division.
Cotgrave Colliery discussions.
| 8 | 23 | on Jan 24, 2012, 10:19am
by John
in Student Apprentice |
| Gedling Colliery.
Gedling Colliery Discussions.
| 0 | 0 | |
| Hucknall, No1 & 2 Collieries.
Discussions of Hucknall No1 and 2 collieries.
| 1 | 3 | Yesterday at 3:20pm
by John
in Hucknall memorial |
| Wollaton and Radford Collieries.
The history of the Wollaton and Radford Collieries in Nottingham.
| 3 | 11 | on Jan 13, 2012, 11:27am
by John
in Wollaton's Last Workings. |
| Bestwood Colliery.
Bestwood Colliery discussions.
| 2 | 8 | on Jan 24, 2012, 10:11am
by John
in Bestwood Colliery 1890. |
| Babbington Colliery.
Babbington Colliery aka Cinderhill Colliery discussions.
| 1 | 1 | on Mar 24, 2009, 1:14pm
by John
in Cinderhill Colliery 1890. |
| Old Collieries On Western Edge of The Notts Coalfield.
Collieries of the west side of the Leen Valley "on the crop"
| 2 | 12 | on Jan 14, 2012, 1:38pm
by John
in Workings West of Wolla... |
| Gomersal Colliery, North Yorkshire.
For Gomersal members.
| 1 | 19 | on Jun 22, 2009, 7:42am
by John
in Gomersal Colliery |
| High Moor Colliery.
Discussions on High Moor Colliery.
| 1 | 10 | on Apr 22, 2011, 10:49am
by John
in High Moor. |
| General.
General colliery discussions.
| 9 | 69 | Today at 5:17pm
by gadge
in Mines that closed shor... |
| The Lancashire Collieries Discussion Groups.
| 2 | 2 | on May 13, 2012, 3:34am
by jakeofwinterhill
in Burnt Edge Colliery |
| Tilmanstone Colliery, Kent.
Tilmanstone colliery discussions.
| 3 | 20 | on Mar 26, 2012, 3:01pm
by Sam from Kent
in Reopening he Kent Coal... |
| The Miners Renunited. |
| The Miners Reunited.
As Alan Andrews site has disappeared, we'll start a reunited board here.
Let us know who you are, what pits you worked at, when, and what jobs you performed.
| 1 | 1 | on Jul 13, 2010, 10:36am
by John
in Alan's site has gone, ... |
| Miscellaneous. |
| Mines Rescue And First Aid.
Discussions on mines rescue and first aid subjects.
| 2 | 6 | on Jan 28, 2012, 2:08pm
by wheldale
in lofthouse Colliery dis... |
| Lost Mates.
Looking for an old mate? Place a message here.
| 9 | 30 | on May 6, 2012, 9:04pm
by kellboy
in Lou Kyle |
| History and Monuments.
History of the industry and monuments to achievements and disasters.
| 7 | 39 | on Apr 25, 2012, 2:59pm
by dazbt
in April 26th, World's Wo... |
| Mining History, Caving etc.
Topics which don't fit within general mining topics.
| 6 | 40 | on Feb 9, 2011, 2:26pm
by inbye
in Games and pastimes |
| Tell Us How You Found The Site!
I'm interested in how you found us.
| 2 | 36 | on Apr 18, 2012, 7:28am
by John
in Google |
| 15's East (1 sub-board)
The team...Introduce yourselves, your interest in mining etc...
Moderator: John | 6 | 64 | on Mar 26, 2012, 2:28pm
by jakeofwinterhill
in Get to Know The Members. |
| Requests.
A special board for request for information etc.
| 4 | 8 | on Apr 27, 2012, 8:26am
by bibobs
in Accidents |
| Training.
Where did you do your training??
| 3 | 39 | on Apr 3, 2012, 11:36am
by mineruk
in Training |
| Interests. |
| Mining Pictures.
Post personal mining pictures here.
Don't forget to give a description!
| 11 | 39 | Today at 12:51pm
by John
in Boulby |
| Questions and Answers.
Please leave your questions here, someone will answer them.
Moderator: John | 49 | 496 | on May 5, 2012, 9:41am
by John
in Screwdrivers |
| The Ladies Board.
Mining from a womans perspective, what it was like to be a miners wife, suffer through the strikes etc.
| 2 | 16 | on Mar 17, 2012, 11:41am
by dazbt
in Early miners wives lives |
| Pit Music And Poems.
Brass bands, pit music, poems etc.
| 9 | 47 | on Apr 18, 2012, 3:44am
by anthonygos
in “It Takes” |
| The Tall Tale And Ghost Stories Board.
As we are accumalating a collection of tall tales, I'll transfer them here, but try to keep yours here please.
Also add pit ghost stories here too.
| 2 | 4 | on Oct 2, 2011, 10:32am
by Sam from Kent
in Ghost story's |
| Post Mining Careers and Activities.
So what did you do after the pits closed down?
What do you do to pass the time if your retired??
| 7 | 37 | on Nov 6, 2011, 9:32am
by inbye
in Boatbuilding........wh... |
| Video's And Links To Videos
Place video's or links to mining video's here.
| 17 | 127 | on May 13, 2012, 4:52am
by dazbt
in Gold Rush SKY TV |
| Mines and Quarries Act 1954. |
| M&Q Act.
The Coal Mines Regulations 1954.
| 1 | 3 | on Oct 2, 2008, 12:23pm
by John
in The Act. |
| Coal.
Coalmine acts.
| 2 | 21 | on Mar 8, 2011, 11:45am
by erichall
in M&Q Act |
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