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Slate mines are found around the world. 90% of Europe's natural slate used for roofing originates from the Slate Industry in Spain. [1] The major slate mining region in the United Kingdom is the Lake district, with Honister slate mine being the last working slate mine, the only producers of the world famous Westmorland greenslate.
The former copper slate mine of Röhrigschacht with its head frame Close up of the Röhrigschacht head frame. The Röhrigschacht ("Röhrig Shaft") is an old copper slate mine which is now a mining museum and show mine in the village of Wettelrode in the county of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Lesser slate-producing regions in present-day Europe include Wales (with UNESCO landscape status and a museum at Llanberis), Cornwall (famously the village of Delabole), Cumbria (see Burlington Slate Quarries, Honister Slate Mine and Skiddaw Slate) and, formerly in the West Highlands of Scotland, around Ballachulish and the Slate Islands in the ...
Adjacent to the exhibition mine, there is a small documentation centre, "Mine and Wine", which exhibits rare slate mining and wine-making tools. A continuous video presentation about modern slate mining in Europe taking place in the Rathscheck slate mine near Mayen. The small museum has statue of Saint Barbara from 1897 on display.
Penrhyn and Dinorwig were the two largest slate quarries in the world, and the Oakeley mine at Blaenau Ffestiniog was the largest slate mine in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Slate is mainly used for roofing, but is also produced as thicker slab for a variety of uses including flooring, worktops and headstones .
The Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria is the last working slate mine in England. Quarrying for Westmorland green slate has been taking place in the area since the late 17th century. Apart from the mining it is also a popular tourist attraction in the Lake District National Park.
1500 – 700BC There was a substantial increase in trade with the rest of Europe during the Bronze Age, prompted largely by developments in metallurgy. 800 – 500 BC During this period the region was heavily influenced by Celtic culture, and caestros (circular fortified areas atop a hillside, surrounded by a moat) became a common sight.
A newly built educational path gives visitors knowledge about the slate mining that was formerly undertaken in the Lützbach valley. At the time, there were 11 mines with 19 galleries and also 5 trial galleries. Slate was mined here until 1953. The slate mine tailing heaps today offer rare animal and plant species a unique biotope.