| Forum Name | Topics | Posts | Last Post |
| Mining Methods and Geology. |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Long and Shortwall mining.
Longwall and Shortwall mining methods and equipment.
Moderator: John | 11 | 145 | on Mar 15, 2009, 9:44am
by kilburn
in Glaethbal Plough |
| Bord and Pillar Methods.
General chat about bord and pillar.
Moderator: John | 1 | 5 | on Aug 14, 2005, 8:20am
by John
in Board & Pillar? |
| Other Minerals.
Other types of mines.
Moderator: John | 7 | 56 | on Apr 23, 2009, 2:09am
by dazbt
in Rare mineral mining |
| Opencast Mining.
Opencast, strip mining and "open cut" methods.
Moderator: John | 3 | 22 | on Jun 28, 2005, 2:42pm
by daz
in Deep opencast mining |
| Geology.
Information about the geology of a region.
| 6 | 12 | on May 23, 2009, 6:07pm
by John
in Slickensiding |
| Rules and Suggestions. |
| Information About Registrations. (1 sub-board)
Registration difficulties and recomendations.
| 6 | 8 | on Aug 9, 2009, 7:38am
by John
in Chinese Spammers. |
| Suggestions.
Add any ideas that would make the forum better.
| 5 | 40 | on Dec 29, 2008, 12:04pm
by John
in Request To Members. |
| 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.
| 1 | 1 | on Sept 10, 2008, 10:51am
by John
in A Run Down. |
| ANNOUNCEMENT> |
| Announcements
Things to come!
| 21 | 92 | on Nov 9, 2009, 10:18am
by John
in HELP!! |
| Staff.
Section for staff to discuss board issues.
| 14 | 70 | |
| General |
| Events, Gala's and Exhibitions.
Coming events, Gala's and Exhibitions, expos etc..
| 2 | 2 | on Sept 28, 2009, 9:37am
by theartbay
in THE BIG A |
| Undermanager's Office.
Just general chatting about anything mining wise.
Moderator: John | 94 | 570 | on Nov 13, 2009, 2:50am
by dazbt
in Remember When?? |
| Mining News.
Latest mining news.
| 13 | 75 | on Oct 27, 2009, 6:56am
by John
in West Yorkshire miner k... |
| The Canteen.
Owt about nowt!
Chat about anything, mates, canteen tea, grub etc, funny instances, hobbies, just about "owt"
Moderator: John | 31 | 183 | on Sept 12, 2009, 8:17am
by John
in TFA |
| A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Face. (1 sub-board)
Funny Stories to Share.
Moderator: John | 25 | 103 | on Jun 30, 2009, 7:08am
by John
in Wanna Laugh?? |
| Mining Links
Links to coal mining websites.
Moderator: John | 26 | 58 | on Mar 23, 2009, 2:40am
by dazbt
in Nova Scotia Miners Tri... |
| Mining In Other Countries. (2 sub-boards)
Mining in other countries, coal and other.
Moderator: John | 34 | 266 | on Sept 7, 2009, 8:13am
by dazbt
in Going back to work. |
| Mining Qualifications Worldwide.
Are my qualifications and experience recognised in other countries??
| 2 | 2 | on Nov 21, 2008, 9:28am
by John
in Universal! |
| Books and Papers, Reviewed or For Sale, Items For Sale.
Mining books and new papers out on mining topics.
Moderator: John | 12 | 43 | on May 28, 2009, 6:59am
by John
in Mining Songs |
| The Message Board.
Events, symposiums, get together's etc.
Moderator: John | 10 | 37 | on Oct 13, 2009, 4:45pm
by John
in Photographs Needed. |
| The Bathrooms.
Poems from our "pit Bards"
Moderator: John | 13 | 28 | on Feb 28, 2009, 5:42pm
by Clive
in The Hartley Disaster |
| 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,
| 1 | 5 | on Jun 23, 2009, 7:47am
by John
in Youngsters and Researc... |
| NCB/British Coal. (8 sub-boards)
British coal industry after nationalisation to the end!
Moderator: John | 48 | 254 | on Nov 18, 2009, 6:27pm
by John
in NCB North East Division. |
| Pre NCB Mines.
UK coal industry prior to nationalisation.
Moderator: John | 2 | 2 | on Apr 2, 2009, 4:39pm
by phil255
in Woodthorpe Colliery, S... |
| Unions and Strikes.
The Rise of the Mining Unions and Disputes.
Moderator: John | 8 | 23 | on Mar 5, 2009, 9:40am
by John
in Insight Into Thatchers... |
| Engineering. |
| Electricity in Mines.
Electricity, past and present.
| 4 | 58 | on Sept 18, 2009, 5:39pm
by John
in Electricity in UK Coll... |
| Equipment Manufacturers.
| 15 | 164 | on Sept 27, 2009, 6:36pm
by John
in Stanley Annular Groove... |
| Winding Engines, Ropes and Shafts.
Winding engines past and present etc..
| 6 | 52 | on Sept 19, 2009, 1:40pm
by dazbt
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 | 15 | on Sept 26, 2009, 3:10pm
by dazbt
in Alternate Mining Gloss... |
| Colliery Discussion Groups. |
| Clifton Colliery, No6 Area, Notts Division.
Discussions about Clifton Colliery.
| 6 | 16 | on Sept 30, 2009, 8:51am
by John
in Names of Staff. |
| Cotgrave Colliery, No6 Area, Notts Division.
Cotgrave Colliery discussions.
| 6 | 17 | on Oct 21, 2009, 8:34am
by John
in Cotgrave's Mining Legacy. |
| Wollaton and Radford Collieries.
The history of the Wollaton and Radford Collieries in Nottingham.
| 2 | 3 | on Mar 24, 2009, 1:00pm
by John
in Wollaton Colliery.1890. |
| Bestwood Colliery.
Bestwood Colliery discussions.
| 2 | 4 | on Mar 25, 2009, 6:45am
by John
in Bestwood Colliery. |
| Babbington Colliery.
Babbington Colliery aka Cinderhill Colliery discussions.
| 1 | 1 | on Mar 24, 2009, 1:14pm
by John
in Cinderhill Colliery 1890. |
| Gomersal Colliery, North Yorkshire.
For Gomersal members.
| 1 | 19 | on Jun 22, 2009, 7:42am
by John
in Gomersal Colliery |
| General.
General colliery discussions.
| 1 | 3 | on Jan 27, 2009, 9:47am
by John
in Colliery Discussion Gr... |
| Miscellaneous. |
| Lost Mates.
Looking for an old mate? Place a message here.
| 8 | 18 | on Mar 22, 2009, 3:31pm
by John
in Clifton/Cotgrave Colli... |
| History and Monuments.
History of the industry and monuments to achievements and disasters.
| 1 | 17 | on Apr 16, 2009, 3:55pm
by Clive
in The Anderton Shearer L... |
| Mining History, Caving etc.
Topics which don't fit within general mining topics.
| 5 | 33 | on Nov 6, 2009, 8:13pm
by jason
in Buses owned by the Nat... |
| Tell Us How You Found The Site!
I'm interested in how you found us.
| 1 | 10 | on Sept 18, 2009, 4:25pm
by oldshaftman
in Google |
| 15's East (1 sub-board)
The team...Introduce yourselves, your interest in mining etc...
Moderator: John | 6 | 47 | Yesterday at 3:46pm
by gaz
in A START.................. |
| Training.
Where did you do your training??
| 1 | 3 | on Sept 17, 2008, 7:42pm
by John
in Training. |
| Interests. |
| Mining Pictures.
Post personal mining pictures here.
Don't forget to give a description!
| 6 | 20 | on Jul 31, 2009, 7:22am
by John
in Annesley Colliery c 1930 |
| Questions and Answers.
Please leave your questions here, someone will answer them.
Moderator: John | 30 | 282 | Today at 4:24pm
by dazbt
in relatives that worked ... |
| The Ladies Board.
Mining from a womans perspective, what it was like to be a miners wife, suffer through the strikes etc.
| 1 | 1 | on Sept 26, 2008, 2:07am
by rhonddalad
in Women Activists |
| Pit Music And Poems.
Brass bands, pit music, poems etc.
| 3 | 7 | on Jul 20, 2008, 2:22pm
by dazbt
in Grimethorpe Colliery B... |
| 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.
| 0 | 0 | |
| 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??
| 6 | 32 | on Apr 2, 2009, 8:48pm
by John
in Housing |
| Video's And Links To Videos
Place video's or links to mining video's here.
| 3 | 4 | on Apr 12, 2009, 7:18am
by John
in Images from the 1984 S... |
| 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 | 18 | on Apr 17, 2009, 8:48am
by John
in Reg 11 Scheme. |
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