BLAST HOLE DRILL BIT (USED) - East Leake Gypsum Mine, Nottinghamshire
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East Leake Gypsum Mine,
East Leake Gypsum Mine,
Nottinghamshire
In the mining industry, a blast hole is a hole drilled in a rock face which is packed with explosives for detonation.
This is a discarded drill bit from the East Leake Gypsum Mine, working the vast gypsum deposits of South Nottinghamshire.
In the mining industry, a blast hole is a hole drilled in a rock face which is packed with explosives for detonation.
This is a discarded drill bit from the East Leake Gypsum Mine, working the vast gypsum deposits of South Nottinghamshire.
It was recovered from the mine in 1972 and is from an old collection of mining memorabilia.
Size: 10 x 4.5 centimetres diameter
Weight: 557 grams
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