Lead miners' soughs in Derbyshire |
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Authors: | Trevor D Ford Jim Rieuwerts |
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Institution: | Geology Department, Leicester University, LE17RH, UK;Torwood Drive, Sheffield S8 7QZ, UK |
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Abstract: | Long before the science of geology was established, the Derbyshire lead miners used elementary practical geology in laying out the lines of their soughs, or drainage levels, to gain any possible advantage of easier excavation. Their objective was to lower the water table, so as to make the deeper parts of mineral veins available for exploitation. |
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