Mine Collection (page 5)

The new headgear at Kilnhurst colliery, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
The new headgear at Kilnhurst Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1957. The new headgear under construction at Kilnhurst Colliery near Rotherham

Miners working in Mitchell Main Colliery near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Miners working in Mitchell Main Colliery near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1956. During a dispute in 1893, it was rumored that strike breakers were working inside the mine after a pit lock out

Markham Main Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist: Michael Walters
Markham Main Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. This photograph shows the upcast ascent gear at Markham main colliery in Armthorpe, near Doncaster, during refurbishment work in 1956

Civil engineers at Silverwood Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1954. Artist: Michael Walters
Civil engineers at Silverwood Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1954. Civil engineers excavating a pit during the refurbishment of Silverwood Colliery in December of 1954

Silverwood Colliery modernisation, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Silverwood Colliery modernisation, South Yorkshire, 1955. Modernisation work to Silverwood Colliery took place during 1955 to cater for the increasing demand for coal

Magpie Mine, Derbyshire. Magpie Mine, near the village of Sheldon in the Peak District, is an old lead mine. It was first worked in around 1740 but closed for the last time in 1954

A view of Horden Colliery, County Durham, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
A view of Horden Colliery, County Durham, 1964. Horden opened in 1900 and worked for just 84 years, closing just after the miners returned to work after their year long strike

Excavations at Rossington Colliery near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Excavations at Rossington Colliery near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. Civil engineers from Norwest Construction at work. The men are without any protective headgear or safety equipment

Modernisation of the South Yorkshire coalfields, Cadeby Colliery, near Doncaster, 1955. Civil engineers make preparations for a concrete pour on the site of the new heapstead at Cadeby Colliery

Interior of the Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, ca 1784. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Falun Copper Mine, ca 1784. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Copper Foundry at the Falun Mine, ca 1784. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Spoil pile. Found in the Collection of Musee d Ixelles

Illustration from De re metallica libri XII by Georgius Agricola, 1556. Artist: Anonymous
Illustration from De re metallica libri XII by Georgius Agricola, 1556. Private Collection

Gold mining in the Urals, Mid of the 19th century. Artist: Anonymous
Gold mining in the Urals, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Silver mining and processing in Kutna Hora, Second Half of the 15th century. Private Collection

Slag heap. Artist: Douard, Cecile (1866-1941)
Slag heap. Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Liege

The Charnel House (Courrieres). Artist: De Groux, Henry (1867-1930)
The Charnel House (Courrieres). Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Mons

Gold. - Drlling Blast Holes, S. Africa, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Taking a submarine mine out of stores, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

A German mine layer leaving port with her mines ready on deck, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

Fitting up an Electric Contact Mine, 1914. A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines

The scene of the Coal Strike: A typical South Wales coat mine, 1915. On 15 July 1915 about 200, 000 coalminers in south Wales went on strike

Gem Mining, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Gem Mining, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

View of the sulphur mines, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
View of the sulphur mines, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Sulphur and potash were mined at Agrigento on the southern coast of Sicily from Minoan times until the 1970s

Mine in the Bastion du Mat, 1856. Artist: Thomas Picken
Mine in the Bastion du Mat, 1856. The Bastion du Mat was a French redoubt at the Siege of Sevastopol. From The Seat of War in the East, by William Simpson (1823-99). [Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co

Kimbereley Diamond Mine: apparatus for raising the diamantiferous earth, 1896
Kimbereley Diamond Mine: apparatus for raising the diamantiferous earth. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers

Kimberley: appearance of the diamond mine in 1880, 1896
Kimberley: appearance of the diamond mine in 1880. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers, into Consolidated Mines

Washing gear and floors at a mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

De Beers diamond mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Kimberley diamond mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Mine crater at La Boiselle, the Somme, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Mine crater at La Boiselle, the Somme, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. The crater was created by a massive underground mine placed in tunnels beneath the German lines by British sappers of

Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, American Civil War, 30 July 1864. Charge of the Union 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps. In the background is a huge crater caused by the explosion of a mine under

Diamond field, c1880

Newcomens steam engine for draining mines, 1956. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712

Making and using elm tree pumps to drain mines before the days of the steam engine, 1556 (1956). From De re Metallica by Georgius Agricola

Cabin in a coal pit. Stereoscopic card detail

D Asfeldt and the English officers in the mine, 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co (London)

Work girls at the Wigan Collieries, late 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX

Gambling in the mines, Faro, California, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Gambling in the mines, Faro, California, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Gambling in the mines, Monte, California, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Gambling in the mines, Monte, California, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

British sailors wiring a mine, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French sappers laying mines, France, First World War, 1914. French military engineers at Belfort, near the German frontier. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Diamond mine, South Africa, 19th century. Artist: St de Dree
Diamond mine, South Africa, 19th century

Golden Mile, Western Australia, 1928. Area of Kalgoorlie often referred to as the Golden Mile because of the concentration of gold mines

The Queen visiting a Cornish Iron Mine, c1840s, (1900). Queen Victoria is shown round a mine. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Pontoon over the Vaal River, Klipdrift, South African diamond fields, 1874. A print from The Illustrated London News, (10 October 1875)

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