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Derbyshire Caving Club and the Alderley Edge Mines, Cheshire

• Alderley Edge Mines
   

• The Mines
• List of mines
• Wood Mine
• West Mine
• Engine Vein
• Brynlow Mine
• The Hough Level
• The Cobalt (Wizard) Mine
• Other selected mines
• Mottram Mines
• Virtual tours of the mines
• Engine Vein surface
• Engine Vein underground
   
• History
• Chronology
• Archaeology
• Naming of mines and features
• Biographies of miners and proprietors
• Employment in 19th century
• Bibliography
   
• Geology and biology
• Mineralisation
• Common minerals found at Alderley Edge
• List of minerals found at Alderley Edge
• Biology of the mines
   
• Mining
• Ore processing and metal extraction
• Bronze Age ore processing
• Ore processing using smelting
• Summary of ore processing using acid
• Detail of ore processing using acid
   
• What's on now
• Exploring and interpreting the mines
• Events at Alderley
• Archaeology
• Research programme
• Visiting the mines
• Open Days
• Lectures and exhibitions
• Legal issues
• The Alderley Edge Landscape Project
• The National Trust
   
• Photo gallery
• Wood Mine
• West Mine
• Engine Vein
• Brynlow Mine
• The Hough Level
• The Cobalt Mine
• Other mines
• Mottram Mines
• Exploration
• Open days
   
• Around the Edge
• The legend of the Wizard
• The books of Alan Garner
• The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
• The Surgery
• The area around Alderley Edge
   
• About the DCC
• Caving with the DCC
• Club events
• Club resources
• Social activities
• DCC newsletters
• How to join the DCC
• Rogues Gallery
• The Rocket
   
• Website tools
• Downloads
• Search
• Links
• Site map
• Copyright

• Caving, mining and the Derbyshire Caving Club
   

• About the DCC
• Club events
• Social activities
• DCC newsletters
• How to join the DCC
• Rogues Gallery
• The Rocket
   
• Club resources
• Tackle
• Library
• Records
• Facilities at Alderley
   
• Going underground
• Safety
• Meets list
• Try caving
• Digging and projects
• Carlswark Cavern
• Robin's Shaft
• Rowter project
• White Scar Cave
• Expeditions
• Corchia expeditions
• Alaska expedition
• Matienzo
• 2003
• 2004
   
• Caves
• Caving areas
• Derbyshire underground
• Gallery of caving photos
   
• Mines
• NAMHO
• Mining areas
• Mines in Cheshire
• Mines in Derbyshire
• Mines in Staffordshire
• Mines in Cumbria and Durham
• Mines in South-East England
• Mines in North and Mid Wales
• Mines in Gloucestershire
• Mines in Devon and Cornwall
• Mines in the Isle of Man
• Gallery of mining photos
   
• Other underground places
  • Places to visit
  • Stockport underground
  • Gallery of underground photos
     
• Website tools
• Downloads
• Search
• Links
• Site map
• Copyright