Hendre fluxospar mine, wales, April 12

[the kwan]

This was a great trip to Hendre with Xan Asmodi, Walsh, cunningcory and me ofcourse, firstly Some History shamelessly stolen from Xan Asmodis report. ..Hendre Spar employed seven men below ground and ten men at the surface and was worked on six levels, originally accessed by a steep decline which is now flooded. Both Calcite and Fluorspar were mined, the mine was worked until 1981, when the adit was sealed.
Uses include glass making, as a flux in iron and steel making. It is also used in the chemical industry to make fluorine to add to drinking water and toothpaste. Fluorspar was also used to make chloro-fluorocarbons, which used to be used as aerosol propellants and in fridges and lenses for telescopes and other optical equipment.

the visit was epic as was the BBQ after party in the woods...the video will soon follow

on with the pictures

Getting ready to go mining
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/usattheentrance.jpg

A cart with no tracks
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/cart.jpg

The tracks
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/track.jpg

looking down three levels to the floor
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/lookingdowndark.jpg

And looking up to the upper level
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/mewideresize.jpg

These are milk tears caused by years of drip drip drip or as Xan Asmodi called it Bukakki
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/milktears.jpg

in sub level 2
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/meagain.jpg

Flooded lower level
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/floodedadit.jpg

Funny clay men made by some visitors
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/300_1115.jpg

double adit
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/twincave.jpg

old tools
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/shovel.jpg

Shukks...me again
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/lighttrail.jpg

Cunningcorgy lining a shot up
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/mattladder.jpg

Xan Acting the Fooooooo
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/xanladders.jpg

Going down
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/up.jpg

The blue pool
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/bluelake.jpg

group shot
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/Hendre%20spar%20mine/group2kwanresize.jpg

thanks for looking and I will post the video of the visit, BBQ and lapdancers soon as!

[ROYALBOB]

Lol at the bukakki, nice pics fella

[-Walsh-]

Superb day! Some pics from me

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5199/6908909150_70ae0275db_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walsh01/6908909150/)


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5279/6908897222_fb7a24e849_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walsh01/6908897222/)


And the last one The Kwan approaching!



http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/7055174445_bbd961eef0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/walsh01/7055174445/)

[the kwan]

yus..some video too
http://youtu.be/DVjPuaa6VJ4

[cunningcorgi]

Great pics there kwan and a crackiong video ! Super day all told and rounded off by a great barbie ! Definatly have to do it again soon.

One of two of mine -

http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb473/cunningcorgi/Hend20.jpg

http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb473/cunningcorgi/Hend2.jpg

http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb473/cunningcorgi/Hend11.jpg

http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb473/cunningcorgi/Hend31.jpg

[the kwan]

great pics Matt..glad to see you online we thought we had lost you to food poisoning lol.

[cunningcorgi]

Ha !

No food poisoning at all as it was great and just what was needed after a day underground.

It was more the wife demanding that I clean up the place here after the plastering job.