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Category No. 8
Memories and tales from the people who worked underground. 4 posts.
Stilfontein Mine, South Africa – A Day in the Life of a Miner… Early eighties. (written in mining language) Why do you get up so early every day? It’s really not…
Read more about A day in the life of a miner: Stilfontein, South Africa, early 1980s →In the depths of my memory, a chilling recollection emerges—a time when I ventured into the shadows of the past, drawn to inspect the decrepit box fronts (drawpoints) far-down below my gold-bearing…
Read more about Eclipsed in desolation: a miner’s journey through the dark →A bridle from a pub near Barnsley, beryllium-copper shoes, and memories of working with the ponies.
Read more about Pit ponies: a bridle, two names and non-sparking shoes →During my founding years as a miner (1990 to 2000) I had learnt early on and in the hardest of ways to do the right thing (or face the consequences) on the…
Read more about A story of nine lives →“A safety lamp only works if it’s used.”
