Step back to 1907 at Death Valley’s Lost Burro Mine. Legend says Bert Shively found gold when he threw a rock at his runaway burro! Tucked in the Cottonwood Mountains, it’s remarkably preserved; the mill and cabin look like they were abandoned just yesterday.
#deathvalley #mininghistory #adventure
"The USWA seized the moment and worked with the National Indian Brotherhood to conduct hair sample studies of mine workers and Dene children, with results showing significant exposure among these specific groups." - John Sandlos
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#cdnhist #mininghistory #envhist
National Mining Museum Scotland are crowdfunding to restore the Lady Vic winding engine (among other things). Sponsor a rivet for £25 or a brick for £100:
nationalminingmuseum.com/ourfuture/
#ScottishMuseums #Heritage #MiningHistory
NEW BOOK #Auchengeich Gone But Not Forgotten by Hugh Gaffney an exploration of the Colliery disaster Sept 1959 that resulted in the loss of 47 lives see👉 www.cwu.org/news/putting...
#mininghistory
Our next Extended Mine Tour takes place April 4th at 10:30 AM and and learn more about its industrial past.
www.apedale.co.uk/see-and-do/extended-mine...
And don’t forget—our regular mine tours run every weekend, no need to book!
#MiningHistory #IndustrialHeritage #MineTour #History
A rusted industrial mine headframe towers against a stormy grey sky in Butte, Montana. Bold orange lettering reads “Mile High” on the weathered corrugated metal structure, with partially visible “Mile Deep” text along the base.
A vast open-pit copper mine reveals dramatic horizontal bands of rust red, ochre, grey, and tan earth carved into terraced layers. A forested mountain ridge rises in the background beneath an overcast sky.
A mine headframe and a collapsed wooden outbuilding seen through a chain-link security fence in Butte, Montana. A semi truck passes on a dirt road below, with mountain ranges stretching across the horizon behind
A dramatic low-angle view looking up at an abandoned mine headframe in Butte, Montana. The skeletal black steel lattice tower rises against a brooding storm sky, with peeling white corrugated metal buildings below bearing faded orange “Mile High” signage.
Butte, Montana. Once the richest hill on earth. Thousands of men descended a mile into the ground every day so that America could have its copper. Many never came back up.
#Butte #ButteAmerica #Montana #MontanaPhotography #BerkeleyPit #MileHighMileDeep #MiningHistory #WorkingClass #AmericanWest
On January 20, 2026, archaeologist María Florencia Becerra presented a lecture on pre-Columbian and colonial mining in the extreme northwestern highlands of Argentina.
#Archaeology #AndeanArchaeology #MiningHistory #Metallurgy #Archaeometallurgy #ColonialHistory #PreColumbian
A new blog added to the #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum’s collection ‘The row, the pigeon and the aftermath’ another witty tale from our project advisory board member and former miner Iain Chalmers 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/blog
#Fife #Coal #MiningHistory
Silverwood Colliery closed in 1994, but Episode 3 brings it back in remarkable 1:24 scale — complete with winding wheel and miners’ banner from the 1984 strike. A moving tribute to community and craft.
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#IndustrialHeritage #BritishTV #MiningHistory
The latest from the Mining Danger Project:
"Down Below Ground: Research, Memory, and Place at Springhill Mine" by Kaley MacMullin and @drheathergreen.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/02/03/d...
#envhist #histmed #mininghistory #cdnhist #labourhistory
#mining #mininghistory #mineralextraction #climatecrisis #history #multispecies #flora #fauna #southernafrica #africanstudies #ASCL
We have just uploaded Coal Vaults (Nov -Dec) our regular round up of project news to the #MiningLandscapes’ collections see 👉https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news #Coal #MiningHistory #MiningHeritage
It’s #HeritageTreasures day our Catherine’s choice is 10 mins from campus the #BridgeofAllan Well House and 120’ stone lined shaft that features on our curated tour ‘Airthrey Copper Mine Surface Walk’ www.mining-landscapes.org/route/40 @heritagefunduk.bsky.social #MiningHistory
Visit @nichecanada.bsky.social for this new article co-authored by Dr. Heather Green of @historysmu.bsky.social and Kaley MacMullin BA’25, #SMUSociology graduate and Dr. Green's research assistant on the Mining Danger Project. #SMUHistory #envhist #mininghistory #cdnhist #research #artswithimpact
Today we have "Finding Black Lung in the Archives" by @drheathergreen.bsky.social and Kaley MacMullin
This post is part of the Mining Danger Project
niche-canada.org/2026/01/02/f...
#envhist #histmed #mininghistory #cdnhist
Job – Associate Specialist, Mining Research and Knowledge Mobilization - @wwf.ca.web.brid.gy
Apply by January 5th
niche-canada.org/2025/12/29/j...
#envhist #mininghistory #mining #conservation #ontario
If you want to know what an #Ecomuseum is, who we are, what we do, why we do it and how to get involved join one of our free #MiningLandscapes webinars in January. Nip to our news page for more info and to book your ticket 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/news
#MiningHeritage #MiningHistory
If you love cool and unusual rocks (manmade rocks like this slag glass piece count!), this one is for you!
🛍 Learn more on Etsy: osiomountainlapidary.etsy.com/listing/4423...
#slagglass #slag #rocksale #lapidary #mininghistory #lapidaryartist #industrialrevolution #collectibleglass #manmadegems
Photograph showing a tall, historic red brick and stone chimney stack on a dry, grassy hillside in Burra, South Australia. A statue of a figure with arms raised is positioned triumphantly at the top. A modern cement silo is visible on the left in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
The spirit of Burra, holding court atop the old mine stack.
Burra, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #BurraMine #HistoricChimney #MiningHistory #Statue #RuralLandscape
DPL Archive post: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1022186 #Colorado #ClearCreek #MiningHistory Credit: Unknown
DPL Archive post: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1031958 #Colorado #PitkinCounty #MiningHistory Credit: Unknown
Carbonara and Ratticus out and about again down to the #Meedies to have a look at the Save the Cage Project #Fife Carbonara is getting very daring now she is more settled and allowed Ratticus to hold her by the tail to read the interpretation board. #miningheritage #mininghistory
Ruins of the Morphett's Engine House, a historical stone building standing on the edge of the deep Burra Mine open cut, overlooking the vivid turquoise water below. The scene is set under a bright blue sky, surrounded by green hills and trees.
A stark reminder of South Australia's mining history at the Burra Mine.
Burra, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #BurraSA #LandscapePhotography #CopperMine #MiningHistory
Stephenson-Howe Link Reversing Gear Horizontal Winding Engine for #AllMetalMonday made 1847 and saw continuous use at Clay Cross Colliery Pit 2 #Chesterfield until 1934. Pic from volunteer Steve who was at Kelham Island Museum @SheffieldMuseums.bluesky.social at the weekend #MiningHistory
Word a read - brought back memories of hours of searching through 19th hard copies with no index and scrolling though endless rolls of micro-fiche back in the day before digitisation. See
www.mining-journal.com/mj-comment/o...
#MiningHistory
While Catherine is marking, student volunteers are busy with assessments and Aileen is focusing on her community workshops #MiningLandscapes project mascots Carbonara and Ratticus snuck off to visit West Wemyss Mining Museum and meet Tam #Fife #coal #mininghistory
3) "Yellowknife’s Giant Mine: Canada downplayed arsenic exposure as an Indigenous community was poisoned" by @arnkeeling.bsky.social and John Sandlos - niche-canada.org/2025/09/03/y...
#envhist #cdnhist #mininghistory #mining #histmed #indigenoushistory
This summer we toured the Atlas Coal Mine site near Drumheller, Alberta Check out the video and make sure to like and subscribe!
#atlascoalmine
#alberta
#canadianhistory
#mining
#mininghistory
#history
#drumheller
#canada 🇨🇦
One for #HisMed #HistSTM #EnvHis #MiningHeritage and #MiningHistory
The return of folk robots anti-authoritarian and protest roots is ONW of my favorite things right now. And this artist is right at the front of it.
#CoalMining
#MiningHistory
#Appalachia
#HistoryandIndustry
#FolkMusic
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