thesmurfinator
07-03-2009, 10:28 PM
OK, so it's not strictly urbex seeing as it was guided, but it was a great day.
These copper mines are HUGE - the Derbyshire caving club are doing an amazing job of digging them out.
Thanks so much to the guys for inviting us along today - it was great to learn a bit about how things worked down the mines, and how the different parts of the rock were formed....
Anyway - enough talk..... photos...(I'm still finding my way around my new cam, so don't be too harsh :) )
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley1.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley3.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley6.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley8.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley14.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley16.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley17.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley22.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley23.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley24.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley26.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley27.jpg
These copper mines are HUGE - the Derbyshire caving club are doing an amazing job of digging them out.
Thanks so much to the guys for inviting us along today - it was great to learn a bit about how things worked down the mines, and how the different parts of the rock were formed....
Anyway - enough talk..... photos...(I'm still finding my way around my new cam, so don't be too harsh :) )
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley1.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley3.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley6.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley8.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley14.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley16.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley17.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley22.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley23.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley24.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley26.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/forsakenplaces/alderley%20edge%20mines/alderley27.jpg