PROGRAMME OF TALKS ETC. - 2022
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| Events on Friday 17/06/2022 | ||
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09:00 |
T41 - Reception open for delegate registration Date : 17/06/2022 Time : 09:00 - 20:00 | |
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19:00 |
T01 - Friday opening talk - Welcome to NAMHO 2022 Date : 17/06/2022 Time : 19:00 - 19:30 Space available : Unlimited |
| Events on Saturday 18/06/2022 | ||
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09:00 |
T42 - Reception open for delegate registration Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 09:00 - 18:00 | |
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09:15 |
T11a - Introduction and Welcome Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 09:15 - 09:30 | George Featherston |
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09:29 |
T11 - Saturday morning talks - Historical Mining and Extraction Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 09:29 - 13:00 Space available : 49 |
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09:30 |
T11b - Eskdaleside Mining Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 09:30 - 10:30 Details : Ironstone mining began at Grosmont in 1839 and this was developed at various sites down the valley of the River Esk until the closure of the last mine, Eskdaleside, in 1915 | Simon Chapman |
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10:30 |
T30 - Tea/Coffee Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 10:30 - 10:45 |
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10:45 |
T11c - Boulby Mine: Looking back at the First Fifty Years Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 10:45 - 11:45 Details : The talk will cover the development and activities of the mine from the start of construction in the late 1960’s up to the transition to Polyhalite production in recent years | Neil Rowley |
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11:45 |
T31 - Tea/Coffee Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 11:45 - 12:00 |
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12:00 |
T11d - Whinstone Mining in the North York Moors Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 12:00 - 13:00 Details : Mining of this rock has left very visible scars in the landscape, and the talk will cover its history and techniques. | Rick Stewart |
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13:00 |
T32 - Lunch break Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 13:00 - 14:00 |
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13:59 |
T12 - Saturday afternoon talks - Contemporary Mining and Extraction Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 13:59 - 18:00 Space available : 50 |
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14:00 |
T12a - The Life, Leaving and Legacy of German Miners in Elizabethan Keswick. Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 14:00 - 15:00 Details : How the formation of the Company of Mines Royal in 1568 revolutionised the mining and smelting industry in Britain and paved the way for the Industrial Revolution. A tale of immigration, innovation, jealousy and murder. | Mark Hatton |
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15:00 |
T33 - Tea/Coffee Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 15:00 - 15:15 |
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15:15 |
T12b - Rosedale Railway Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 15:15 - 16:15 Details : The Rosedale ironstone railway has probably intrigued more railway fans than any other northern line. Mr. Taylor will explain its history and why the interest is indeed deserved | Geoff Taylor |
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16:15 |
T34 - Tea/Coffee Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 16:15 - 16:30 |
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16:30 |
T12c - Quarries, Reptiles and Money. Date : 18/06/2022 Time : 16:30 - 17:30 Details : How the search for minerals on the Yorkshire Coast uncovered huge fossil reptiles, and how these were traded around the world. | Roger Osborne |
| Events on Sunday 19/06/2022 | ||
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09:29 |
T21 - Sunday morning talks - Using Rocks and Minerals Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 09:29 - 12:45 Space available : 50 | |
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09:30 |
T21a - Iron Ore Processing Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 09:30 - 10:30 Details : Iron ores are abundant, but not all ores are equal. This presentation outlines the important iron ore minerals and the processing techniques applied to improve their usefulness and economic value when used in the blast furnace. | Dr Karl Houseley |
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10:30 |
T35 - Tea/Coffee Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 10:30 - 10:45 |
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10:45 |
T21b - Easing the Flow: the Supply of Fluxes and Lining Materials for the British Steel Industry Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 10:45 - 11:45 Details : This presentation will look at the variety of minerals used as fluxes and linings and how they worked, while examining the issues in their supply, particularly in times of conflict like the 1914-18 War. | Dr Peter Claughton |
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11:45 |
T36 - Tea/Coffee Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 11:45 - 12:00 |
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12:00 |
T21c - The Search and Exploitation of Phosphates in the Nineteenth Century. Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 12:00 - 13:00 Details : This talk will explain that using phosphates as fertiliser went back a long way, but how as sources like guano were being worked out men turned to mining suitable mineral deposits. | Dr. Rob Vernon |
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13:00 |
T37 - Lunch break Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 13:00 - 14:00 |
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13:29 |
T22 - Sunday afternoon talks - Old North Yorkshire Industries Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 13:29 - 18:00 Space available : 50 |
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14:00 |
T22a - Neolithic Salt Working in Cleveland Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 14:00 - 15:00 Details : Salt was once the most precious mineral of all, and Steve will describe recent highly significant finds near Boulby | Dr. Stephen Sherlock |
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15:00 |
T38 - Tea/Coffee Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 15:00 - 15:15 |
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15:15 |
T22b - Advances in Hydrocarbon Gemmology: A New Nomenclature System for Jet Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 15:15 - 16:15 Details : 'Jet' is a catch-all word for several different minerals, and this talk will explain the new identification system needed to give greater clarity in both commercial and historical contexts. | Sarah Steel |
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16:15 |
T39 - Tea/Coffee Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 16:15 - 16:30 |
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16:30 |
T22c - Yorkshire Alum 1600-1872. Date : 19/06/2022 Time : 16:30 - 17:30 Details : Alum was an essential ingredient for dyers of cloth, and this is the story of How Yorkshire’s first heavy industry extracted it. | Roger Pickles |