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The Band of Hope mine.
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<blockquote data-quote="stoyve" data-source="post: 108699" data-attributes="member: 2982"><p>Yes Redfin,</p><p>Prince Albert the Duke of Edinburgh visited the mine</p><p>in December 1867 and went into the lead for a bit of</p><p>mining experience.</p><p>It was reported that with a pick he worked the rock</p><p>face for about one and a half hours and found a few</p><p>worthy nuggets.</p><p>In the 1870s another visit from the royals occurred,</p><p>It was from the Prince of Wales who later became</p><p>King George.</p><p>The Band of Hope mine was the most modern mine</p><p>of its type in the world, it didn't have any ventilation</p><p>shafts as it was the first mine to have air pumped </p><p>into it. ( state of the art technology )</p><p>In its day it was the richest mine in the world and its</p><p>total yield was 22.3 tonnes of gold!!</p><p>It was reported that on one particular day they took</p><p>out over 11,000 thousand pounds of gold.</p><p>Now that's what I call a good days work.</p><p></p><p>Cheers Steve <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stoyve, post: 108699, member: 2982"] Yes Redfin, Prince Albert the Duke of Edinburgh visited the mine in December 1867 and went into the lead for a bit of mining experience. It was reported that with a pick he worked the rock face for about one and a half hours and found a few worthy nuggets. In the 1870s another visit from the royals occurred, It was from the Prince of Wales who later became King George. The Band of Hope mine was the most modern mine of its type in the world, it didn't have any ventilation shafts as it was the first mine to have air pumped into it. ( state of the art technology ) In its day it was the richest mine in the world and its total yield was 22.3 tonnes of gold!! It was reported that on one particular day they took out over 11,000 thousand pounds of gold. Now that's what I call a good days work. Cheers Steve ;) [/QUOTE]
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