Mine Collection (#11)

Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897. Creator: J. J. Millroy
Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 began in earnest within 18 months of a major gold strike on Bonanza Creek

Map of the mining district of California, 1850. Creator: William A. Jackson
Map of the mining district of California, 1850. The California gold rush of 1849 began with the strikes at Sutter's Mill on the American River near Sacramento

Map of the mining district of California, 1851. Creator: William A. Jackson
Map of the mining district of California, 1851. This map, produced in two parts in the early years after the California Gold Rush of 1849

Hard Labor Convicts Sorting Ore at the Savinsk Mine, Zerentui Section of the Nerchinsk... 1891
Hard Labor Convicts Sorting Ore at the Savinsk Mine, Zerentui Section of the Nerchinsk Mining District, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891

Lowering Hard Labor Convicts down a Shaft of the Savinsk Mine, Gornyi Zerentui... 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Lowering Hard Labor Convicts down a Shaft of the Savinsk Mine, Gornyi Zerentui Section of the Nerchinsk Mining District, 1891

Hard Labor Convicts at Rest in the Pit, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Hard Labor Convicts at Rest in the Pit, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi (Views and inhabitants of Nerchinsk hard labor camps)

At Work in an Open-Pit Gold Mine, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
At Work in an Open-Pit Gold Mine, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi (Views and inhabitants of Nerchinsk hard labor camps)

Hydraulic development of the Strelochny mine - Rock enrichment. 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Hydraulic development of the Strelochny mine - Rock enrichment. 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

"Kulibina" at the Strelochny mine, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
"Kulibina" at the Strelochny mine, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862. The province received a great impetus in June, last year, by the discovery of goldfields situated on a stream called the Tuapeka...The immediate

Washing gold, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Washing gold, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Washing gold in trays, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Washing gold in trays, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Old mine, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Old mine, 1890. This collection consists of forty-four photographs of Sakhalin Island and the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. The Vigra gold mines are situated in a most picturesque and mountainous range in the parish of Llanabar

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Giovanni Venier

Mynydd Parys Mountain, copper mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Magnetite mining in the Ural Mountains, 1914
3785281 Magnetite mining in the Ural Mountains, 1914; (add.info.: Magnetite mining in the Ural Mountains, 1914 ('Mine de fer magnetique'). Showing Visocaya Gora mountain

Main Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
19th century vintage photograph: Main Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats. Blacksmith with hammer and anvil in front of a forge in the Forest of Dean 43, man showing a Japanned or lacquered tray in Pontypool 44

Sir Humphry Davy in a mine with his safety lamp. circa 1815

The Rio Tinto Mines in Southern Spain
The mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, purchased by a group of investors from the Spanish government in 1873

Hydraulic mining near Dallas, c. 1882-1900 (b / w photo)
DPL415475 Hydraulic mining near Dallas, c.1882-1900 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info.: placer mining operation)

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Queenstown copper mine in Queenstown, Australia. January 1994

The salvage operation of HMS Gipsy. East coast of Britain, near Harwich, Essex. November 1939. HMS Gipsy was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s

Having changed their clothes, working miners leave the changing room and make their way to the pit at Betteshanger Colliery, Kent. 22nd February 1985

The entrance to the main drift at the Belsay Colliery, Northumberland, it is now three-quarters of a mile in length, and has 250 feet of cover. That is the depth of the surface to the coal

The tip at the old Prince of Wales colliery at Abercarn is being leveled to make an industrial estate. August 1968

Langley Park Colliery, near Durham, where a number of men were injured by runaway tubs. 8th May 1930

Parc Level Mine, Rhiwfawr, Swansea Valley. A tram of coal is brought out by Kenyon Guinn. 18th April 1967

Carol service by miners 600 ft down. An accordion play and miners voices are raised in the singing of Christmas Carols. Wath Main Colliery, near Mexborough, South Yorkshire. 23rd December 1966

Eggscavators... Children at the Yorkshire Mining Museum, Overton, unearthed chocolate Easter eggs instead of coal. They are from left: Neil Hartley, nine, Gary Hartley 11, Wayne Blyth 12

Ravensworth Ann Pit, Birtley, where a lightening stoppage occurred yesterday involving, with the Betty Pit, 1, 200 miners. 21st March 1936

A dusk view of the iconic cliffside ruins of Botallack tin mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near St. Just, near Penzance, in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, discovered in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area in a lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) on June 17, 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner. H

Alfred Gee, one-man coal mine, Cheshire - 2
Alfred Gee working his one-man coal drift mine in Cheshire, England. Mr Gee did not wear a miners helmet, and used a carbide (acetylene) lamp in the mine Date: 1971

Alfred Gee, one-man coal mine, Cheshire - 1
Alfred Gee working his one-man coal drift mine in Cheshire, England. Mr Gee did not wear a miners helmet, and used a carbide (acetylene) lamp in the mine Date: 1971

Miner at coal face -1
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros) in magnesium mine, Shropshire, England, UK, April

Cassiterite, Ulu Johan, Ipoh, Kinta district, Southern Perak, Malaysia
This large specimen of water worn cassiterite was brought to Cornwall from Malaysia by Redruth businessman James Wickett in 1910

Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s. From " Federated Australia"

Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Walhalla was a small town in Victoria, Australia, founded as a gold-mining community in late 1862 and at its peak home to around 4, 000 residents

Chalcopyrite on Quartz, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England
Brassy yellow crystals of chalcopyrite, with an iridescent tarnish, on colourless quartz crystals. The specimen label states Six sided cristals of yellow copper ore crossing each other in opake

Colourful lakes below the peak of Chacaltaya, lake discoloured by mine effluent. Andes, Bolivia. October 2015

The Duke of York visits the Pit at Atherton, Lancashire
The Duke of York visits the Pit at Atherton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire on a tour organised by the Industrial Welfare Society. Date: 1932

Botallack Mine, Cornwall
Vintage engraving showing Botallack Tin Mine, Cronwall, 1878

Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Bilston Glen pit was sunk between 1952 and 1961. It was the scene of violent clashes between striking miners

Miners at work on the Mesabi Range in northeast Minnesota, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Miners at work on the Mesabi Range in northeast Minnesota, 1903

Salt mines, c1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Salt mines, c1893. Men working in salt mine

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"Unearthing the Depths: Tales of Resilience and Riches" Descending into the depths, coal miners in South Wales navigate the shaft lift with unwavering determination. At Geevor Tin Mine in Cornwall, a miner stands proudly amidst the remnants of an industry that once thrived. Sweat-soaked brows and calloused hands tell stories of grit as miners work tirelessly at the coalface in South Wales. The golden allure of Carnon Stream Works in Cornwall draws prospectors seeking treasures buried beneath its flowing waters. A miner's faithful companion, a canary perched on his shoulder serves as a warning system against unseen dangers below ground. Captain Tom Gundry, an emblematic figure from Cornish history, showcases strength and prowess as a champion wrestler during the 1880s. In Rhondda's Gelli coalmine, echoes of hard labor resonate through time as generations toil for their livelihoods deep within its tunnels. Transported back to England's 1850s, we witness the arduous efforts undertaken by coal miners striving for progress and survival. Wheal Coates stands silently at sunset—a testament to Cornwall's abandoned tin mining legacy—its ruins whispering tales of past prosperity. Filling truck after truck with black gold, South Wales' coal miners contribute their sweat and sacrifice to fuel industries far beyond their reach. Bruce Bairnsfather's WW1 cartoon "A Miner Success" encapsulates both humor and camaraderie amidst challenging times underground. In these glimpses into mines across different eras and regions, we uncover stories etched within walls soaked with perspiration—the triumphs won through perseverance or fortunes lost amid shifting landscapes beneath our feet.