Tag: underground
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Daydream Mine
Daydream Mine Silverton New South Wales History of the mine Daydream Mine lies between Broken Hill and Silverton, in the far-west of New South Wales and was one of the earliest silver-lead discoveries in the district. The deposit was found in 1882 by men prospecting in the Barrier Ranges, two years before the famous Broken Read more
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Paris Catacombs Underground Necropolis
The Paris Catacombs are part of the former mine tunnels that riddle the underground of Paris. Originally used to mine the stone used to build many of the city’s buildings, a lack of burial space in the city cemeteries led to the bones of six million people being placed in the disused tunnels between 1786 Read more