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Reprints of articles from old copies of "Mine & Quarry Engineering" Magazine regarding the mining industry
in the the North of England.
Articles added or updated since 01 Jul 2008 are highlighted thus: 
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| Oct 1936 | Mine Headgears | |
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Some notes on the Features Governing their Design by J. W. Wardell, A.Inst.M.M.
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| Dec 1936 | Iron Ore and Limestone in Cumberland | |
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Some account is given of the activities of The Beckermet Mining Co. Ltd. and of the Limestone Quarries of the Workington Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., both firms being incorporated in the United Steel Companies Cumberland Group
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| Jan 1937 | Roadstone from the Great Whin Sill | |
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An account of the operations at Cawfields, Northumberland — one of the quarries owned by the Alston Limestone Co. Ltd.
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| Feb 1937 | Investigation of Ore Treatment Problems | |
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Problems in the treatment of both base and precious metals are investigated at the Billingham Ore Testing Station of Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, who have recently augmented this free service to the mining industry by the installation of an ore dressing plant for continuous mining
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| Jun 1937 | The Environment and Structure of Metalliferous Deposits | |
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By Kingsley C. Dunham, Ph.D., S.D.
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| Jul 1937 | The Mineralogical Investigation of Metalliferous Deposits | |
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By Kingsley C. Dunham, Ph.D., S.D.
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| Oct 1937 | A Tunnel Blast at Shap | |
| Feb 1938 | Lead Mining in Alston Moor | |
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Some account of the operations at the Rotherhope Mine of The Vieille Montagne Zinc Company, Cumberland
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| Jul 1938 | Witherite in Northumberland | |
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The operations at Settlingstones Mine are described by G. Trestrail, M.Inst.M.M., M.I.Min.E., General Manager
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| Sep 1938 | Mine Drainage in the 18th Century | |
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by A. Raistrick, Ph.D., M.Sc., F.G.S., M.I.Min.E., King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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| May 1939 | Ore Dressing in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries | |
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by A. Raistrick, Ph.D., M.Sc., F.G.S., M.I.Min.E., King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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| Dec 1939 | Elizabethan Mining | |
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An account of a visit paid to an old lead mine near Grasmere, Lake District. By W.T. Shaw, A.Inst.M.M.
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| Aug 1940 | Magnetic Survey of Haematite Ore in South Cumberland and Furness | |
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By A. F. Hallimond, M.A., Sc.D., and J. T. Whetton, M.C., M.Sc.
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| Feb 1943 | The Alum Shales of North-East Yorkshire | |
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By J. E. Metcalfe, A.Inst.M.M., A.Inst.Min.E.
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| Apr 1944 | Design of Mine Cars | |
| May 1944 | British Iron Ore and Ironstone — Part 1 | |
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By G. V. Standerline, B.Eng., Dip.Met., Stud. Inst. M.M., A.M.I.Min.E.
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| Jun 1944 | British Iron Ore and Ironstone — Part 2 | |
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By G. V. Standerline, B.Eng., Dip.Met., Stud. Inst. M.M., A.M.I.Min.E.
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| Aug 1944 | British Iron Ore and Ironstone — Part 3 | |
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By G. V. Standerline, B.Eng., Dip.Met., Stud. Inst. M.M., A.M.I.Min.E.
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| Feb 1947 | Mines Safety Education | |
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By A. Nelson, M.I.M.E., F.G.S.
The Author discusses some general psychological considerations which should aid in making safety posters and other educational propaganda more effective |
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| Mar 1948 | The Benefication of Non-Metalic Minerals — Part 1 | |
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By F. B. Michell, B.Sc., A.C.S.M., M.Inst.M.M.
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| Apr 1948 | The Benefication of Non-Metalic Minerals — Part 2 | |
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By F. B. Michell, B.Sc., A.C.S.M., M.Inst.M.M.
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| May 1948 | The Benefication of Non-Metalic Minerals — Part 3 | |
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By F. B. Michell, B.Sc., A.C.S.M., M.Inst.M.M.
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| Mar 1949 | A Giant Dragline to Boost British Coal Output | |
| Nov 1951 | Greenside Mine — Mining and Milling Practice — Part 1 | |
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By C. Connor, A.M.I.M.M.
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| Dec 1951 | Greenside Mine — Mining and Milling Practice — Part 2 | |
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By C. Connor, A.M.I.M.M.
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| Jan 1952 | Lead Mines of the Northern Dales — Part 1 | |
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By J. E. Metcalfe, A.M.I.M.M., Assoc.M.I.M.E.
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| Feb 1952 | Lead Mines of the Northern Dales — Part 2 | |
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By J. E. Metcalfe, A.M.I.M.M., Assoc.M.I.M.E.
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| Apr 1953 | A Fluorspar Producer in County Durham | |
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By J. K. Almond
The article below has been adjudged the winning entry in our 1952 Students' Competition. The author is a student in the Mineral Dressing Department of the Royal School of Mines. |
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| Dec 1953 | The Billingham Mine — Part 1 | |
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In the first of a series of articles about the modernisation being undertaken at this anhydrite property of Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited, a description is given of the geology of the area, the two shafts and the improved efficency obtained in percussive drilling by the use of special carriages.
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| Jan 1954 | The Billingham Mine — Part 2 | |
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The description of the post-war conversion to trackless mining methods being implemented at this anhydrite property of Imperial Chemical Industries Limited is continued with a reference to rotary drilling research and details of stone-loading and diesel-haulage practice underground.
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| Feb 1954 | The Billingham Mine — Part 3 | |
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The description of this anhydrite mine, is concluded with references to the underground crushing station and workshops, safety and ventilation services, and the surface equipment and mill.
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| Apr 1954 | Beckermet Mine — Part 1 | |
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At the West Cumberland hematite mines, operated by the Beckermet Mining Co. Ltd., a subsiduary of the United Steel Companies Limited, modern equipment is being installed to reduce mining costs, and development is proceeding to proved orebodies.
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| May 1954 | Beckermet Mine — Part 2 | |
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In this second article we conclude the description of the operations of this West Cumberland hematite mine. Last month reference was made to the geology, shafts and mining methods.
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| May 1954 | Threlkeld Quarry — Part 1 | |
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A description is given of working methods and new plant at this quarry, operated by the Keswick Granite Co. Ltd. For the production of roadstone, both dry and macadamised, for the Cumberland market.
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| Jun 1954 | Threlkeld Quarry — Part 2 | |
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Concluding the description, started last month, of this quarry of the Keswick Granite Co. Ltd., details are now given relating to the tertiary crushing facilities, and the screening and coating plant.
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| Jul 1954 | Swinburne Quarry | |
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In this brief description of this Northumberland property of the Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation Limited, particular mention is made of the milli-second delay blasting used on the face to give excellent fragmentation, while details are given of the new 45 t.p.h. coasting plant and improved dust control methods.
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| Aug 1954 | Lead Mining in the British Isles — Part 1 | |
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By W. W. Varvill, M.Sc., M.I.M.M.
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| Sep 1954 | Lead Mining in the British Isles — Part 2 | |
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By W. W. Varvill, M.Sc., M.I.M.M.
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| Oct 1954 | Electric rotary drilling in anhydrite | |
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Electric rotary machines are to be used for underground production drilling at the Billingham mine of Imperial Chemical Industries Limited ; a description is given of the pneumatic-tyred drill carriage and equipment that has been developed to increase the overall drilling efficiency.
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| Oct 1954 | Lead Mining in the British Isles — Part 3 | |
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By W. W. Varvill, M.Sc., M.I.M.M.
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| Nov 1954 | Lead Mining in the British Isles — Part 4 | |
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By W. W. Varvill, M.Sc., M.I.M.M.
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| Dec 1954 | Lead Mining in the British Isles — Part 5 | |
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By W. W. Varvill, M.Sc., M.I.M.M.
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| Mar 1955 | Bolted Support for Tunnels — Part 1 | |
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Professor Dr. Techn. L. v. Rabcewicz, Stockholm, describes the technique of roof bolting and recounts its advantages, particularly when driving through unstable rock.
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| Apr 1955 | Bolted Support for Tunnels — Part 2 | |
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by Professor Dr. Techn. L. v. Rabcewicz, Stockholm
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| Jun 1955 | Greenside Mine | |
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Details are given of recent developments at this famous Westmorland lead property, operated by Greenside Mines Limited.
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| Oct 1956 | The Sandwith Anhydrite Mine — Part 1 | |
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A new sulphuric acid and cement plant has recently started production near Whitehaven, Cumberland. It is operated by Solway Chemicals Limited, who are mining the anhydrite required for the process through drifts collared within the factory area.
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| Nov 1956 | The Sandwith Anhydrite Mine — Part 2 | |
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Our description of this Cumberland property, operated by Solway Chemicals Limited, is concluded with details on stone-handling below and above ground, and mine services.
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| Feb 1959 | Mining in Great Britain and Ireland | |
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J. M. Caw, A.C.S.M., A.M.I.M.M., continues his summary of the papers that were discussed at a symposium held in London last September on the future of non-ferrous mining in Great Britain and Ireland. This section covers those papers dealing with ore deposits in northern England, the Midlands and Wales.
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| Aug 1959 | Shap Granite — Part 1 | |
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A brief description is given of the granite quarrying operations carried out by the Shap Granite Co. Ltd., in Westmorland. In this first article details are given of the geology of the deposits being worked at their Pink and Blue quarries, and reference made to methods used at the former.
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| Sep 1959 | Shap Granite — Part 2 | |
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In the concluding instalment of this article on operations at the Shap Granite Co. Ltd. In Westmorland, a description is given of the company's Blue Quarry and the crushing and screening plants for the production of graded stone.
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| Aug 1960 | Stainton Quarry — Part 1 | |
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A description is given of the limestone quarrying operations carried out by Barrow Quarries Limited at their properties at Stainton-in-Furness, Lancashire. In this first part, details are given of the geology of the Low Furness district, quarry face methods and haulage.
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| Sep 1960 | Stainton Quarry — Part 2 | |
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The concluding part of this article on the limestone quarrying operations of Barrow Quarries Limited at Stainton-in-Furness, contains details on the treatment plant.
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