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Mining Methods and Geology.
[ ]Long and Shortwall mining.
Longwall and Shortwall mining methods and equipment.
Moderator: John
18229on Mar 19, 2012, 8:30am
by John
in Interesting Papers.
[ ]Bord and Pillar Methods.
General chat about bord and pillar.
Moderator: John
123on Dec 20, 2011, 4:27pm
by John
in Board & Pillar?
[ ]Other Minerals.
Other types of mines.
Moderator: John
14193Today at 2:40pm
by dazbt
in Potash price
[ ]Opencast Mining.
Opencast, strip mining and "open cut" methods.
Moderator: John
530on Jul 9, 2011, 10:30am
by bulwellbrian
in gaseous emissions from...
[ ]Geology.
Information about the geology of a region.
957on 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.
815on Oct 27, 2011, 2:08pm
by John
in Chinese Spammers.
[ ]Suggestions.
Add any ideas that would make the forum better.
856on Jan 17, 2012, 3:20am
by wheldale
in Privatisation after Br...
[ ]Rules.
General site rules.
11on 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.
23on Jan 26, 2010, 8:01am
by John
in "Tiny URL"
ANNOUNCEMENT>
[ ]Announcements
Things to come!
28144on Mar 8, 2012, 4:47pm
by John
in Background pictures.
[ ]Staff.
Section for staff to discuss board issues.
1469
General
[ ]Events, Gala's and Exhibitions.
Coming events, Gala's and Exhibitions, expos etc..
818on Feb 14, 2012, 12:52am
by karlaserv
in Australian Oil and Gas...
[ ]Undermanager's Office.
Just general chatting about anything mining wise.
Moderator: John
1571,134Today at 3:16pm
by ncb1973
in Collieries of North De...
[ ]Mining News.
Latest mining news.
45324on 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
56471Today 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
41180on May 2, 2012, 6:50am
by timberlad
in Pit Songs.
[ ]Mining Links
Links to coal mining websites.
Moderator: John
3983on 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
40334on Mar 7, 2012, 10:34am
by John
in Usa mines early 1900s
[ ]Mining Qualifications Worldwide.
Are my qualifications and experience recognised in other countries??
211on 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
1550on Feb 20, 2011, 5:45am
by ressoruk
in Books For Sale.
[ ]The Message Board.
Events, symposiums, get together's etc.
Moderator: John
1651on Jan 26, 2012, 10:41pm
by John
in my mining website
[ ]The Bathrooms.
Poems from our "pit Bards"
Moderator: John
2346on Nov 22, 2011, 10:06am
by dazbt
in HOW GREEN IS MY MO...
[ ]Real Time Chat Room Here.

Moderator: John
12on 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,
414on 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
51376on Apr 12, 2012, 6:43am
by John
in Pits of Durham and Sun...
[ ]Pre NCB Mines.
UK coal industry prior to nationalisation.
Moderator: John
312on Feb 15, 2012, 2:36am
by dazbt
in Westwood colliery
[ ]Unions and Strikes.
The Rise of the Mining Unions and Disputes.
Moderator: John
1046on Apr 14, 2012, 2:03pm
by Sam from Kent
in When can you pass a pi...
Engineering.
[ ]Electricity in Mines.
Electricity, past and present.
9145on May 10, 2012, 8:29am
by John
in re-wire
[ ]Equipment Manufacturers.

21283on Mar 19, 2012, 12:30pm
by John
in 102 jeffrey
[ ]Winding Engines, Ropes and Shafts.
Winding engines past and present etc..
16215on Apr 27, 2012, 6:33pm
by John
in Koepe Winders.
Mining Glossary.
[ ]Mining Glossary
A comprehensive mining glossary.
38on Sept 16, 2009, 7:44am
by John
in Alternative Mining Glo...
[ ]Alternate Mining Glossary.
A wacky mining glossary.
116on Oct 5, 2010, 6:39am
by erichall
in Alternate Mining Gloss...
Colliery Discussion Groups.
[ ]Calverton Colliery.
Calverton Colliery discussions.
11on Mar 14, 2012, 1:06pm
by shropshireminer
in Memories of Calverton
[ ]Clifton Colliery, No6 Area, Notts Division.
Discussions about Clifton Colliery.
843on Jun 25, 2011, 3:38pm
by John
in Pictures.
[ ]Cotgrave Colliery, No6 Area, Notts Division.
Cotgrave Colliery discussions.
823on Jan 24, 2012, 10:19am
by John
in Student Apprentice
[ ]Gedling Colliery.
Gedling Colliery Discussions.
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[ ]Hucknall, No1 & 2 Collieries.
Discussions of Hucknall No1 and 2 collieries.
13Yesterday at 3:20pm
by John
in Hucknall memorial
[ ]Wollaton and Radford Collieries.
The history of the Wollaton and Radford Collieries in Nottingham.
311on Jan 13, 2012, 11:27am
by John
in Wollaton's Last Workings.
[ ]Bestwood Colliery.
Bestwood Colliery discussions.
28on Jan 24, 2012, 10:11am
by John
in Bestwood Colliery 1890.
[ ]Babbington Colliery.
Babbington Colliery aka Cinderhill Colliery discussions.
11on 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"
212on Jan 14, 2012, 1:38pm
by John
in Workings West of Wolla...
[ ]Gomersal Colliery, North Yorkshire.
For Gomersal members.
119on Jun 22, 2009, 7:42am
by John
in Gomersal Colliery
[ ]High Moor Colliery.
Discussions on High Moor Colliery.
110on Apr 22, 2011, 10:49am
by John
in High Moor.
[ ]General.
General colliery discussions.
969Today at 5:17pm
by gadge
in Mines that closed shor...
[ ]The Lancashire Collieries Discussion Groups.

22on May 13, 2012, 3:34am
by jakeofwinterhill
in Burnt Edge Colliery
[ ]Tilmanstone Colliery, Kent.
Tilmanstone colliery discussions.
320on 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.
11on 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.
26on Jan 28, 2012, 2:08pm
by wheldale
in lofthouse Colliery dis...
[ ]Lost Mates.
Looking for an old mate? Place a message here.
930on May 6, 2012, 9:04pm
by kellboy
in Lou Kyle
[ ]History and Monuments.
History of the industry and monuments to achievements and disasters.
739on 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.
640on 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.
236on 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
664on Mar 26, 2012, 2:28pm
by jakeofwinterhill
in Get to Know The Members.
[ ]Requests.
A special board for request for information etc.
48on Apr 27, 2012, 8:26am
by bibobs
in Accidents
[ ]Training.
Where did you do your training??

339on Apr 3, 2012, 11:36am
by mineruk
in Training
Interests.
[ ]Mining Pictures.
Post personal mining pictures here.
Don't forget to give a description!
1139Today at 12:51pm
by John
in Boulby
[ ]Questions and Answers.
Please leave your questions here, someone will answer them.
Moderator: John
49496on 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.
216on Mar 17, 2012, 11:41am
by dazbt
in Early miners wives lives
[ ]Pit Music And Poems.
Brass bands, pit music, poems etc.
947on 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.
24on 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??
737on 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.
17127on 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.
13on Oct 2, 2008, 12:23pm
by John
in The Act.
[ ]Coal.
Coalmine acts.
221on Mar 8, 2011, 11:45am
by erichall
in M&Q Act


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