Mining Terms & Methods

The vocabulary, methods, hazards and machinery that recur across British mining history — explained on their own terms, and linked to the mines where there's real evidence of each one.

• Adit — Mine Workings & Access
• Afterdamp — Ventilation & Mine Gases
• Engine House — Structures & Machinery
• Kibble — Structures & Machinery
• Launder — Ore Processing
• Tribute and Tutwork — Labour & Roles
• Winze — Mine Workings & Access