Underground Mines
Ancient Mine Workings, Romania
In 2007 Geo-Design were involved in an extensive stability assessment of a 2000-year-old Roman mine of significant historical and archaeological interest. Room and Pillar Mining The historical mine workings are extensive and include Recent, Modern (largely medieval) and Ancient (Roman) … Continue reading
Castle Mill Basin – Mine Entrance Stabilisation (UK)
Castle Mill Basin – Mine Entrance Stabilisation From 2009-2013, Geo-Design worked on the design and specification of a stabilisation scheme for an unstable disused mine entrance. At Castle Mill Basin, it was identified that a disused mine entrance within bedded … Continue reading
Solva Tunnel, Wales (UK)
CLIENT: Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru) Geo-Design undertook a tunnel condition survey and made maintenance recommendations for a 170m long unlined access tunnel through bedded and jointed sandstone and mudstone. The survey involved inspecting the tunnels, assessing the rock mass condition … Continue reading
Seven Sisters Portal Improvements, Dudley (UK)
Seven Sisters Portal Improvements – Dudley, UK Geo-Design produced designs for portal aesthetics and safety to allow public viewing of the backfilled mine workings, adopting a stepped gabion wall design, combined with a granular backfill. Geo-Design were involved in various other … Continue reading
Step Shaft Limestone Mines, Dudley (UK)
Geo-Design undertook a detailed stability assessment of a large underground mine cavern for Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. The cavern was situated on the steep side of an asymmetric anticline that had been worked by room and pillar mining. The cavern … Continue reading