Scrooge McDuck's gold mine

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lost

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Hang west, around an inch to 1000 miles, from Dundee's Wellgate shopping centre, and you'll find this place
Access is seriously tight. I almost didn't get back out! Not for the overweight really. Visited with melvinbmx - cheers for doing the driving this time!

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Mine carts near the entrance

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A mouldering stretcher hung up to remind us of the perils of underground exploring

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Towards the back of the mine

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The type of rock changes quite dramatically through the course of the main shaft, which is driven about half a mile into the mountain. We both wished we knew more about geology at this point

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There are two crude shafts which go up the way, via dodgy ropes and rusting ladders. They may be for ventilation. The black is oozing water - black because of the peaty soil I think.

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Fungus

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The escape route
 
Awesome dude. Beautiful lighting and a very nice mine. I think I know this one. Well done on the great pics man!
 
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Excellent stuff Lost, glad you managed to get in and out in one piece!

Photos are great, very interesting looking site.
 
Great photos, looks like a cool place, must get my act together and do some mines, been meaning to get back into browns folly and take some pictures.
 
Excellent stuff Lost – glad that things hadn't changed in the meantime. :)

BTW, were the carts tipped over when you arrived? :confused:
 
I didn't think you would have tipped them over … so draw your own conclusions on that one. ;)

Apparently there's a barytes mine in the vicinity of the McDuck mine, too.
 
Cool stuff Lost - how did you find out about this one? :p
 
C'mon Foz, you know the answer to that ... from Walt Disney, of course. ;)
 
Great photos Lost, a hell of a lot better than mine, it was rather kind of old Scrooge to give us some tea and biscuits afterwards and for showing us his gold coin pool, was a rather good swim:lol:
 
The mine cars in the first pics are brilliant! Dodgy looking stairs & ropes indeed! :eek:

Thanking you for sharing this explore with us lot :)
 
very nice mate glad you and melvin managed it the ropes and ladders are fine i climbed up it to where the bend is but had to come back as we ran out of light that day and it was a hours walking back to the car in the dark. Its a interesting place.
 
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