19th century mine shafts hi-res stock photography and images

Baldhu, Chacewater, Cornwall, England circa 1978. No entry sign, Notice To Mines, Mineral Companies etc. Private Land No Entry. Except by the Land owners written permission. Put up by Mr J. Evans, Fernsplatt Farm, Lord of this Manor. 1970s UK HOMER SYKES Stock Photo

RMDWFERP–Baldhu, Chacewater, Cornwall, England circa 1978. No entry sign, Notice To Mines, Mineral Companies etc. Private Land No Entry. Except by the Land owners written permission. Put up by Mr J. Evans, Fernsplatt Farm, Lord of this Manor. 1970s UK HOMER SYKES

Underground passages and shafts to Bevieux, Plan of the salt mine Bévieux near Bex from the 19th century, signed: H. J. Penningh sc, no. 48, after p. 304, Penningh, H. J. (sc.), 1805, Heinrich August Ottokar Reichard: Malerische Reise durch einen grossen Theil der Schweiz vor und nach der Revolution. Jena: Seidler, 1805 Stock Photo

RM2A2RF90–Underground passages and shafts to Bevieux, Plan of the salt mine Bévieux near Bex from the 19th century, signed: H. J. Penningh sc, no. 48, after p. 304, Penningh, H. J. (sc.), 1805, Heinrich August Ottokar Reichard: Malerische Reise durch einen grossen Theil der Schweiz vor und nach der Revolution. Jena: Seidler, 1805

Tin Mining, Cornwall, 1970s UK Scarred landscape disused tin mines near Chacewater Cornwall. 1978. HOMER SYKES Stock Photo

RMDWFF3R–Tin Mining, Cornwall, 1970s UK Scarred landscape disused tin mines near Chacewater Cornwall. 1978. HOMER SYKES

Miners in Chihuahua, Mexico, ascending a mineshaft by means of crude steps. carrying candles attached to sticks to light their way. Descending and ascending such shafts was a daily hazard. The state of Chihuahua has been a source of silver, gold and mercury for many centuries. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving. Stock Photo

RMTXH3CM–Miners in Chihuahua, Mexico, ascending a mineshaft by means of crude steps. carrying candles attached to sticks to light their way. Descending and ascending such shafts was a daily hazard. The state of Chihuahua has been a source of silver, gold and mercury for many centuries. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.

local council sign warns of the dangers of the many disused and abandoned mine shafts in the historic 19th century lead mines in Conlig, Northern I Stock Photo

RFJ0E8TP–local council sign warns of the dangers of the many disused and abandoned mine shafts in the historic 19th century lead mines in Conlig, Northern I

Miners' Memorial Statue and mine shafts at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RM2K8FBWT–Miners' Memorial Statue and mine shafts at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Mining on the Comstock, cutaway of hillside showing tunnels, supports, shafts and miners, as well as exterior views of several Stock Photo

RMCWB6T1–Mining on the Comstock, cutaway of hillside showing tunnels, supports, shafts and miners, as well as exterior views of several

Sectional view of a furnace ventilation shaft typical of many coal mines. The hot air from the fire escaped up the shaft, drawing air down either the main shaft or other special ventilating shafts by means of the draft it created. In this way the otherwise still air at the bottom of the mine was renewed and the danger of a build-up of firedamp lessened. Dated 19th century Stock Photo

RMMR4RX3–Sectional view of a furnace ventilation shaft typical of many coal mines. The hot air from the fire escaped up the shaft, drawing air down either the main shaft or other special ventilating shafts by means of the draft it created. In this way the otherwise still air at the bottom of the mine was renewed and the danger of a build-up of firedamp lessened. Dated 19th century

A view along an alley between back to back terraced housing in Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales, showing walls made of a mixture of brick and stone, and ramshackle corrugated iron roofing. The Llanhilleth Colliery dated back to the very early 19th century -- by 1890 three shafts were in use. The colliery closed in 1969. Stock Photo

RM2M96B5C–A view along an alley between back to back terraced housing in Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales, showing walls made of a mixture of brick and stone, and ramshackle corrugated iron roofing. The Llanhilleth Colliery dated back to the very early 19th century -- by 1890 three shafts were in use. The colliery closed in 1969.

Engraving depicting a fireman opening the door of the ventilating furnace at the bottom of a coal pit. This furnace would be connected to a shaft which acted as a chimney and the hot air from the fire escaped up the shaft, drawing air down either the main shaft or other special ventilation shafts by means of the draught it created. In this way the otherwise still air at the bottom of the mine was renewed and the danger of a build-up of fire-damp lessened. Dated 19th century Stock Photo

RMMR6XBJ–Engraving depicting a fireman opening the door of the ventilating furnace at the bottom of a coal pit. This furnace would be connected to a shaft which acted as a chimney and the hot air from the fire escaped up the shaft, drawing air down either the main shaft or other special ventilation shafts by means of the draught it created. In this way the otherwise still air at the bottom of the mine was renewed and the danger of a build-up of fire-damp lessened. Dated 19th century

A COLORADO MINE. 150O FEET ABOVE THE VALLEY from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0XE–A COLORADO MINE. 150O FEET ABOVE THE VALLEY from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

Sign warning of subsidence danger due to disused tin mine shafts , near Minions , Bodmin Moor , Cornwall , England Stock Photo

RMC9CRJK–Sign warning of subsidence danger due to disused tin mine shafts , near Minions , Bodmin Moor , Cornwall , England

Baldhu, Chacewater, Cornwall, England 1978. No entry sign, Notice To Mines, Mineral Companies etc. Private Land No Entry. Except by the Land owners written permission. Put up by Mr J. Evans, Fernsplatt Farm, Lord of this Manor. 1970s UK HOMER SYKES Stock Photo

RMDWFER4–Baldhu, Chacewater, Cornwall, England 1978. No entry sign, Notice To Mines, Mineral Companies etc. Private Land No Entry. Except by the Land owners written permission. Put up by Mr J. Evans, Fernsplatt Farm, Lord of this Manor. 1970s UK HOMER SYKES

Shafts Nos 3, 4, 5 and 6 Norrie Mine Superintendents Day's Residence on the Left Stock Pile of Ore in the distance from an article THE IRON-ORE REGION OF LAKE SUPERIOR. By Richard A. Parker, from Factory and industrial management Magazine Volume 6 1891 Publisher New York [etc.] McGraw-Hill [etc.] Stock Photo

RF2JHF2X1–Shafts Nos 3, 4, 5 and 6 Norrie Mine Superintendents Day's Residence on the Left Stock Pile of Ore in the distance from an article THE IRON-ORE REGION OF LAKE SUPERIOR. By Richard A. Parker, from Factory and industrial management Magazine Volume 6 1891 Publisher New York [etc.] McGraw-Hill [etc.]

Deep, water-filled shafts dug by prospectors during the gold rush of the 19th century, near the old gold mining town of Maldon, Victoria, Australia Stock Photo

RF2HM3PD1–Deep, water-filled shafts dug by prospectors during the gold rush of the 19th century, near the old gold mining town of Maldon, Victoria, Australia

Danger sign in front of an old , disused, Cornish tin mine - John Gollop Stock Photo

RM2BNCWEN–Danger sign in front of an old , disused, Cornish tin mine - John Gollop

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8669 Stock Photo

RMCXXKNH–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8669

Crown engine houses at Botallack Mine shot on a June evening during Golden Hour Stock Photo

RF2JCFW3Y–Crown engine houses at Botallack Mine shot on a June evening during Golden Hour

Osage City, Kansas, USA 2014 Armands Hotel. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed. Credit: Mark Reinstein Stock Photo

RMEPYXNW–Osage City, Kansas, USA 2014 Armands Hotel. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed. Credit: Mark Reinstein

Engraved illustrations of Mining from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Stock Photo

RME8DTT6–Engraved illustrations of Mining from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851.

The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. 'Instantly a dense column of black smoke sprang from the cupola, like a gigantic tower, towards heaven. Its height is estimated at more than 100ft., and it remained for a few moments as clearly and sharply defined as the steeple of a church. The explosion was so violent that it not only forced back the current of air which was descending the downcast-shafts, but vomited from them also an immense volume of smoke, carried on a blast which hurled away the planks placed across the mouth of the shaft, snapping some of them i Stock Photo

RM2WRGWT7–The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. 'Instantly a dense column of black smoke sprang from the cupola, like a gigantic tower, towards heaven. Its height is estimated at more than 100ft., and it remained for a few moments as clearly and sharply defined as the steeple of a church. The explosion was so violent that it not only forced back the current of air which was descending the downcast-shafts, but vomited from them also an immense volume of smoke, carried on a blast which hurled away the planks placed across the mouth of the shaft, snapping some of them i

Mining on the Comstock, cutaway of hillside showing tunnels, supports, shafts and miners, as well as exterior views of several mining companies working the Comstock Lode, lithograph by Le Count Bro's, 1876 Stock Photo

RMBTK5KW–Mining on the Comstock, cutaway of hillside showing tunnels, supports, shafts and miners, as well as exterior views of several mining companies working the Comstock Lode, lithograph by Le Count Bro's, 1876

Fontaine's safety cage for mine shafts. If the rope or chain suspending the cage broke a spring was released and levers were thrust into the guide rods, so stopping the cage from plunging to the bottom of the shaft. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and M Stock Photo

RMHTMM6W–Fontaine's safety cage for mine shafts. If the rope or chain suspending the cage broke a spring was released and levers were thrust into the guide rods, so stopping the cage from plunging to the bottom of the shaft. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and M

RFJ0E8TT–local council sign warns of the dangers of the many disused and abandoned mine shafts in the historic 19th century lead mines in Conlig, Northern I

RM2JKMY77–Miners' Memorial Statue and mine shafts at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

RMPXJ4CR–Coal and metals mining

Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire Stock Photo

RF2DC6CHE–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

Altenberg Pulverhaus: Das Pulverhaus befindet sich unweit des Wetterschachtes Überhauen 20. Zwar ist der Einsatz von Schießpulver für die Bohr- und Sprengarbeiten in Altenberg bereits seit 1668 nachgewiesen, aufgrund der hohen Kosten setzte sich diese Gewinnungsmethode aber nur zögerlich durch. 1793 wurde das massive Pulverhaus in ausreichend sicherer Entfernung zum Stadtgebiet errichtet. Es diente bis in die 2. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts hinein der sicheren Aufbewahrung des Schießpulvers. Wetterschächte: Die beiden durch Schachtgebäude geschützten Wetterschächte Überhauen 20 ab 1966 und Über Stock Photo

RM2XFCJ2N–Altenberg Pulverhaus: Das Pulverhaus befindet sich unweit des Wetterschachtes Überhauen 20. Zwar ist der Einsatz von Schießpulver für die Bohr- und Sprengarbeiten in Altenberg bereits seit 1668 nachgewiesen, aufgrund der hohen Kosten setzte sich diese Gewinnungsmethode aber nur zögerlich durch. 1793 wurde das massive Pulverhaus in ausreichend sicherer Entfernung zum Stadtgebiet errichtet. Es diente bis in die 2. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts hinein der sicheren Aufbewahrung des Schießpulvers. Wetterschächte: Die beiden durch Schachtgebäude geschützten Wetterschächte Überhauen 20 ab 1966 und Über

TRAIL FOR PACK ANIMALS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0XN–TRAIL FOR PACK ANIMALS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

Hiker and sign warning of subsidence danger due to disused tin mine shafts , near Minions , Bodmin Moor , Cornwall , England Stock Photo

RMC9CRKH–Hiker and sign warning of subsidence danger due to disused tin mine shafts , near Minions , Bodmin Moor , Cornwall , England

RMC253FG–Baldhu, Chacewater, Cornwall, England circa 1978. No entry sign, Notice To Mines, Mineral Companies etc. Private Land No Entry. Except by the Land owners written permission. Put up by Mr J. Evans, Fernsplatt Farm, Lord of this Manor. 1970s UK HOMER SYKES

Prospector Trench and Shafts at Rock Springs Tract, Florida from an article ' FLORIDA'S GREAT PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY ' by Alfred Allen, M.A. from Factory and industrial management Magazine Volume 6 1894 Publisher New York [etc.] McGraw-Hill [etc.] Stock Photo

RF2JHF579–Prospector Trench and Shafts at Rock Springs Tract, Florida from an article ' FLORIDA'S GREAT PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY ' by Alfred Allen, M.A. from Factory and industrial management Magazine Volume 6 1894 Publisher New York [etc.] McGraw-Hill [etc.]

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8672 Stock Photo

RMCXXM0P–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8672

RF2JCFTWR–Crown engine houses at Botallack Mine shot on a June evening during Golden Hour

Osage City, Kansas, USA, 3rd May 2014 Radio Shack in Osage CIty. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed. Credit: Mark Reinstein Stock Photo

RMEPYXDD–Osage City, Kansas, USA, 3rd May 2014 Radio Shack in Osage CIty. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed. Credit: Mark Reinstein

RME8DT1C–Engraved illustrations of Mining from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851.

RFJ0E8TW–local council sign warns of the dangers of the many disused and abandoned mine shafts in the historic 19th century lead mines in Conlig, Northern I

Mine shafts at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RM2JKMY1N–Mine shafts at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

RF2DC6D1B–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

RM2XFCJ85–Altenberg Pulverhaus: Das Pulverhaus befindet sich unweit des Wetterschachtes Überhauen 20. Zwar ist der Einsatz von Schießpulver für die Bohr- und Sprengarbeiten in Altenberg bereits seit 1668 nachgewiesen, aufgrund der hohen Kosten setzte sich diese Gewinnungsmethode aber nur zögerlich durch. 1793 wurde das massive Pulverhaus in ausreichend sicherer Entfernung zum Stadtgebiet errichtet. Es diente bis in die 2. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts hinein der sicheren Aufbewahrung des Schießpulvers. Wetterschächte: Die beiden durch Schachtgebäude geschützten Wetterschächte Überhauen 20 ab 1966 und Über

An Underground Junction in a side tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H127–An Underground Junction in a side tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail below the Clywedog Reservoir Dam. SCO 8665 Stock Photo

RMCXXKED–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail below the Clywedog Reservoir Dam. SCO 8665

RF2JCFTX3–Crown engine houses at Botallack Mine shot on a June evening during Golden Hour

Osage City, Kansas, USA, 3rd May 2014 Water tower storage for Osage CIty. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed. Credit: Mark Reinstein Stock Photo

RMEPYXN9–Osage City, Kansas, USA, 3rd May 2014 Water tower storage for Osage CIty. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed. Credit: Mark Reinstein

RME8DT19–Engraved illustrations of Mining from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851.

Pit Wheel and mine shafts at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RM2K8FBWW–Pit Wheel and mine shafts at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

RF2DC6DAN–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

RM2XFCJ2J–Altenberg Pulverhaus: Das Pulverhaus befindet sich unweit des Wetterschachtes Überhauen 20. Zwar ist der Einsatz von Schießpulver für die Bohr- und Sprengarbeiten in Altenberg bereits seit 1668 nachgewiesen, aufgrund der hohen Kosten setzte sich diese Gewinnungsmethode aber nur zögerlich durch. 1793 wurde das massive Pulverhaus in ausreichend sicherer Entfernung zum Stadtgebiet errichtet. Es diente bis in die 2. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts hinein der sicheren Aufbewahrung des Schießpulvers. Wetterschächte: Die beiden durch Schachtgebäude geschützten Wetterschächte Überhauen 20 ab 1966 und Über

Power House, Timber House and Blacksmith Shop, Cowenhoven Tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0XW–Power House, Timber House and Blacksmith Shop, Cowenhoven Tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail below the Clywedog Reservoir Dam. SCO 8666 Stock Photo

RMCXXKG0–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail below the Clywedog Reservoir Dam. SCO 8666

RF2JCFTX1–Crown engine houses at Botallack Mine shot on a June evening during Golden Hour

Osage City, Kansas, USA 3rd May, 2014 Farm equipment yard at grain elevator in Osage CIty. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed. Credit: Mark Reinstein Stock Photo

RMEPYXCT–Osage City, Kansas, USA 3rd May, 2014 Farm equipment yard at grain elevator in Osage CIty. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed. Credit: Mark Reinstein

RM2JKMY2G–Pit Wheel and mine shafts at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

RF2DC6DP2–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

RM2XFCJBX–Altenberg Pulverhaus: Das Pulverhaus befindet sich unweit des Wetterschachtes Überhauen 20. Zwar ist der Einsatz von Schießpulver für die Bohr- und Sprengarbeiten in Altenberg bereits seit 1668 nachgewiesen, aufgrund der hohen Kosten setzte sich diese Gewinnungsmethode aber nur zögerlich durch. 1793 wurde das massive Pulverhaus in ausreichend sicherer Entfernung zum Stadtgebiet errichtet. Es diente bis in die 2. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts hinein der sicheren Aufbewahrung des Schießpulvers. Wetterschächte: Die beiden durch Schachtgebäude geschützten Wetterschächte Überhauen 20 ab 1966 und Über

A BURRO PACK-TRAIN, COLORADO from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H119–A BURRO PACK-TRAIN, COLORADO from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8668 Stock Photo

RMCXXKKG–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8668

Mine shaft at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RM2K8FBWE–Mine shaft at entrance to Woodhorn Museum, QE Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

RF2DC6B6Y–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

RM2XFCJ82–Altenberg Pulverhaus: Das Pulverhaus befindet sich unweit des Wetterschachtes Überhauen 20. Zwar ist der Einsatz von Schießpulver für die Bohr- und Sprengarbeiten in Altenberg bereits seit 1668 nachgewiesen, aufgrund der hohen Kosten setzte sich diese Gewinnungsmethode aber nur zögerlich durch. 1793 wurde das massive Pulverhaus in ausreichend sicherer Entfernung zum Stadtgebiet errichtet. Es diente bis in die 2. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts hinein der sicheren Aufbewahrung des Schießpulvers. Wetterschächte: Die beiden durch Schachtgebäude geschützten Wetterschächte Überhauen 20 ab 1966 und Über

A BURRO PACK TRAIN laden with ore from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H11G–A BURRO PACK TRAIN laden with ore from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8670 Stock Photo

RMCXXKRT–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8670

RF2DC6BEW–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

Interior of the Cowenhoven Tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H10W–Interior of the Cowenhoven Tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO8671 Stock Photo

RMCXXKX7–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO8671

RF2DC6AYW–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

A Colorado mining camp from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H14A–A Colorado mining camp from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8667 Stock Photo

RMCXXKHR–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8667

RF2DC6C6D–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

The Road to a Tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H11W–The Road to a Tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail below the Clywedog Reservoir Dam. SCO 8675 Stock Photo

RMCXXM70–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail below the Clywedog Reservoir Dam. SCO 8675

RF2DC6BR5–Craters left from shallow 19th Century ironstone mining shafts in Smithy Wood, between Kimberworth and Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

MULE TRAIN COMING OUT OF Cowenhoven Tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0YM–MULE TRAIN COMING OUT OF Cowenhoven Tunnel from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8674 Stock Photo

RMCXXM5G–The disused and abandoned Lead Mines at Bryntail on the Afon Clywedog River. SCO 8674

A Mountain koad, Colorado from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0XJ–A Mountain koad, Colorado from the Article SOME IMPORTANT MINING TUNNELS IN COLORADO. By TJiomas Tonge. from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

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