Goydenman
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The BSD are pushing a number of leads in New Goyden at present.
1. A 25m high aven just beyond the Planetarium - this was climbed to a chamber at the top with nasty steep mudbank. In the roof was small tube that after digging opened into standing height passage with choke roof and wall very similar to one seen in Pigskin pot 30m away. We are hoping this will link that pot to the Goyden system.
2. Dye Hard bedding in Hardy Pools passage. Low grotty miserable dig. Only reason we are digging it is that dye put down Pigskin pot came out here and not the 25m aven as hoped.
3. Astronomer's passage leading off the Planetarium. Huge inlet passage. We are digging this to create new entrance into New Goyden that will provide flood exit route/better beginners entrance to see impressive huge main stream passage/good access for digging gear for other projects
4. Inlet by upstream sump 1 beyond the duck. Here quite a good flow of water enters brining with it black and orange mineralisation. This might be coming from Limley Mine southern crosscut driven to Dry Wath fault.
[Note: We are also hoping to use a JCB to dig open Limley Mine airshaft. After a lot of research by one of our members we are confident of its location]
1. A 25m high aven just beyond the Planetarium - this was climbed to a chamber at the top with nasty steep mudbank. In the roof was small tube that after digging opened into standing height passage with choke roof and wall very similar to one seen in Pigskin pot 30m away. We are hoping this will link that pot to the Goyden system.
2. Dye Hard bedding in Hardy Pools passage. Low grotty miserable dig. Only reason we are digging it is that dye put down Pigskin pot came out here and not the 25m aven as hoped.
3. Astronomer's passage leading off the Planetarium. Huge inlet passage. We are digging this to create new entrance into New Goyden that will provide flood exit route/better beginners entrance to see impressive huge main stream passage/good access for digging gear for other projects
4. Inlet by upstream sump 1 beyond the duck. Here quite a good flow of water enters brining with it black and orange mineralisation. This might be coming from Limley Mine southern crosscut driven to Dry Wath fault.
[Note: We are also hoping to use a JCB to dig open Limley Mine airshaft. After a lot of research by one of our members we are confident of its location]