General Mining Links
GOVERNMENT
& OTHER ORGANISATIONS
British Geological Survey -
organisation carrying out geological surveys and mapping in
CADW -
looks after Welsh historic monuments
Coal
Authority - government organisation overseeing licensing of
coal mining
English
Heritage - records & looks after English historic monuments
English
Partnerships - government organisation offering grants to redevelop
old mine sites
Historic
Scotland - looks after Scottish historic monuments
Institution
of Materials, Minerals & Mining - body for
mining professional
Miners’
Advice - includes descriptions of working collieries,
services, publications and news
National
Association of Mining History Organisations
North of England Institute of Mining
& Mechanical Engineers – information about mining
Royal
Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland -
records monuments in Scotland
Royal
Commission on Ancient & Historical Monuments in Wales -
records monuments in Wales
Royal
Commission on Historical Monuments of England - records
monuments in England
GENERAL
HISTORY
Bevin Boys -
history of conscripted miners
Children
in Coal Mines - reports of Royal Commission 1842
Dictionary of Mining Terms - Harry
Tootles mining words, phrase etc
Miners' Strike 1984 -
memories of the strike in 1984-85
Mining Deaths - over
90,000 names of individuals killed or injured from 1850 to 1914
Mining
Disasters - list of mining disasters
Mining Lamps -
description and history
Women Miners in the English Coal Pits -
history
MINING
SONGS & POEMS
Don't go Down the Mine Daddy -
mining songs
Mining Poems -
several poems with a mining theme
OTHER
SPECIALIST SITES
Aditnow – information
on mines
Mine Explorer – photographs of UK mining remains
Miners
Reunited - database of ex-miners
Pitwork - Bill
Riley's site re coal mining
COMMERCIAL
ORGANISATIONS
Bernie's
Cafe - supplies for underground exploration
Caving
Supplies - supplies for underground exploration
Ebay
- on-line auction of items including mining tallies, books, etc (search
for "mining")
Hitch & Hike -
supplies for underground exploration
I.A.Recordings -
dedicated to the recording of past and present British industrial activity on
film and video, this group have made a unique
collection of video recordings over the past 14 years. Their archives include
quite a lot of underground mining activity
Info-Mine -
links to commercial mining sites
Inglesport -
supplies for underground exploration
J.K.
Dey & Sons - makers of flame lamps
Moore
Books - extensive collection of mining books for sale
Mining
Films - downloadable old mining-related films from British
Pathe (search for mining, etc)
Mining Journal -
journal for the mining industry with archives of old issues
Mining
Technology - lots of links to current mining
Protector
Lamp & Lighting Co Ltd - makers of
flame lamps
Welsh Miners Lamps -
makers of flame lamps
Yihua Li-ion
Battery Co Ltd - makers of electric lamps