38 Lead Mining Drill

This drill piece was used in the Halkyn lead mines. Miners drilling the Milwr drainage tunnel from Bagillt to Loggerheads achieved a world tunneling record in the 1930s by advancing 621m in fourteen weeks. The drainage allowed deeper veins of lead to be exploited and kept the mine in production.




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