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the answers to this compertition can be found in our Shropshire mining
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Barite
- or barytes as it used to be known - is a heavy white mineral which was once
used in the manufacture of paint.
Mining
has always been a dangerous occupation, and the risks were high for the men who
worked in the pits. Dangers included pit collapses, falling down shafts, and gas
buildup leading to either suffocation or an explosion.
Mines were
originally dug using picks or chisels, but things changed to drills and explosives
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Today
Shropshire is a mostly rural county, with its hills and rolling green countryside.
But
it hasn't always been this way. Not so long ago the county was awash with dozens
of mines.
Along
with the mines were huge engine houses, chimneys, a whole range of buildings,
spoil tips, railways and overhead ropeways, most of which have long since been
cleared or have disappeared as nature took the sites over.
Today
there are no working mines left in Shropshire, and most of the mine sites were
abandoned long ago.
While
our competition is over, you can still do our mining quiz. All you
have to do is answer ten simple questions, all the answers can be
found in our Shropshire mining
feature.
If
you answer all 10 questions correctly, you'll be given a code word. This means
you've completed the quiz correctly and you really know your stuff!
Good
luck! And remember, if you're stuck on any of the questions, take a look around
the website, where most of the answers can be found.
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