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Descent 305 - Pre-order is open!!
Our August/September issue has a publication date of 2 August, and it is a special summer bumper issue full of stories of exploration and wonder from the underground world.
But it seems to be an ever-present risk in old mining areas.
We had to get a load of test holes drilled and put the building n a solid concrete raft when we had a new church built in Bradford because of the risk of old mine workings in the area.
Would this be a suitable test case for access under the Countryside Right of Way Act?
However, the air might be bad part way down and then you'd pass out and not be able to get back up again.
Even so, the horizontal levels at the bottom are probably flooded, which means you'd need to go down equipped with diving gear for use at the bottom of the rope - and diving gear should sort out any bad air problem.
But, the cone of earth at the top is probably pretty loose and might send down a whole load of rubbish on top of you, so you'd need to be in a capsule - to enable you to get out again like the Chilean miners . . .
The drillers were drilling the site when it opened. They were under the direction of someone making a survey based upon the results of drilling, so yes. I gather there were brown trousers all around.
have to be a proper job with concrete from where the ground is good, and ensures you always know the state of the shaft - better than capping it or fillinf it and wondering if the fill is settling!