Projects
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What will we do?
Where possible, the WAMM Programme prefers to use “passive” technologies which do not require continual supervision by people and have […]
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Mining History
Smithywood Colliery (colloquially known as Thorpe Pit) operated between 1886 – 1974 and extracted coal and ironstone from its two […]
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What will we do?
Where possible, the WAMM Programme prefers to use “passive” technologies which do not require continual supervision by people and have […]
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Next steps
Power supply: new underground electricity lines As we need to pump the mine water from Sharnberry mine adit up to […]
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Preventing pollution within the mining block
During mining, significant effort was put into the management of mine water to prevent flooding in the underground workings. As […]
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How does a High Density Sludge Scheme work?
Stage one: capturing the mine water A capture structure, similar to a small reservoir, will be built underground, next to […]
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Mining History
Our work at Dalkeith has been temporarily paused. We are investigating a potential blockage in the Old Fordell tunnel that […]
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FAQ’s
Do you monitor the site? Yes, the site will be actively monitored by the Mining Remediation Authority. This monitoring will […]
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Has the WAMM Programme built one of these systems before? Similar systems have been built by the WAMM Programme at […]
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How does a treatment scheme work?
Typically, to treat mine water in similar situations, the Mining Remediation Authority’s approach is to build a pumped-passive treatment scheme […]