North Staffs Mining Club
Exploration Reports

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The North Staffs Mining Club was formed during the mid 1960's and consisted of a group of people from the Stoke-on-Trent area interested in the exploration of abandoned metalliferous mines, mainly in Derbyshire, centred around Winster & Elton. In the early years some exploration was also conducted in Staffordshire at Ecton Copper Mines.

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Initial exploration was conducted using conventional ropes and electron ladders until circa 1974 when a petrol engine powered man riding winch was constructed which greatly increased their ability to explore shafts up to 400ft. in depth.

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Members of the Club were Pete Forster, Alan Steele, Peter Swindells, Derek Heald, Mark Wilson & Tim Hargreaves.

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In the early 1990's the North Staffs Mining Club joined forces with the Pegasus Mining section and worked as a team on numerous projects, mainly in the Elton and Winster area, also with trips to Cumbria, Wales and Ireland.

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