· Office manager Veronique Walraven explained the history of the site, telling us that Lochaline was first identified as a potential source of silica sand in 1895, with a sample studied by the Edinburgh Geological Survey in 1923 found to be one of the purest deposits in the world.
عرض المزيدOne firm has expressed interest in the sand mine at Lochaline A small village on the Morvern Peninsula is hoping that a recently closed silica mine can be saved. Tarmac closed the mine at Lochaline on 19 December, with the loss of 11 jobs, saying it had been losing money.
عرض المزيدLochaline, Silica Sand Mine You may copy, display, store and make derivative works for personal use or use solely within an educational institution by staff and students, under these conditions: the ScotlandsPlaces website is attributed, there is no commercial use or sale, and no public distribution (for example, by hand, email, or web). ...
عرض المزيدLochaline (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Àlainn) is the main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of Loch Aline, on the northern shore. Lochaline is connected with Fishnish on the Isle of Mull by ferry. Contents. 1 Geology; 2 Attractions; 3 See also; 4 References; Geology. There has been a silica sand mine in Lochaline since 1940 when it was opened to replace ...
عرض المزيدThe silicarich sand formed in tropical seas and was subsequently capped, and therefore preserved, by basalts from the island of Mull 30 million years later. This working underground mine has a lot of history, with it being worked pre and post World War. Mechanical processes, which use principles such as centrifugal force, are used to separate the end product from other fine particles. The ...
عرض المزيدLochaline Silica Sand Mine is the only underground silica sand mine in the UK and extracts silica of % purity from a five metre sequence. The sand is used for the manufacture of high quality glass for optical and other purposes. Although the sand has been known about since the nineteenth century, the mine only opened in 1940. This was because of a combination of factors. Firstly the UK had ...
عرض المزيدLochaline, Silica Sand Mine. Details; Collections ; Images ; Filter. No Available Filters. Save Search. Log ... Scanned copy of view of train bringing sand along the shore of Lochaline from the mine to the processing plant at the West Pier (NM64SE ) c. 1945: Item Level: Online Digital Images : SC : Survey of Private Collections: Scanned copy of view showing miners drilling the ...
عرض المزيدEntrance to silica sand mine in Lochaline White Sandstone Formation. Type: Group: Subunits: Morvern Greensand Formation, Lochaline White Sandstone Formation, Coire Riabhach Phosphatic Formation, Griburn Chalk Formation, Feorlin Sandstone Formation, Strathaird Limestone Formation, Beinn Iadain Mudstone Formation
عرض المزيدLochaline Silica Sand Mine: Site plan of processing Area, sheet 1 of 1: 9/2007: Item Level: Prints and Drawings: DC 52084: RCAHMS: Mine Plan, Lochaline Silica Sand Mine, hard copy of pdf file: 19/12/2006: Item Level
عرض المزيدSilica sand mine, Lochaline: Where: Scotland, Argyll, Morvern, Lochaline (located) | NM 675 445 Map 1: When: World War II (started production) Resource Rights Holder: Colin J M Martin : Scran ID: C : Project: 0862: Archaeological and Related Images from Colin Martin''s Collection Project description | View all records in project: Project Ref: Colin Martin Martin194 : Material ...
عرض المزيدOne of the main sources of employment in the village is from the sand mine which briefly closed but then reopened. The sand which has been mined here is a very high grade Silica sand which supplies the glass industry. This type of extraction is unique in Britain and was only viable because the quality of the silica sand mined here. The mine is right beside the entrance to the loch and almost ...
عرض المزيدLochaline Quartz Sand Ltd. owns and operates the silica sand mine in Lochaline, Morvern, in the West Highlands of Scotland. The main product of Lochaline Mine is LQS85, a high quality silica sand with low iron content and exceptional whiteness, unique among UK sand sources.
عرض المزيدLochaline Quartz Sand Ltd (LQS) has now completed the reopening of the Lochaline silica sand mine, located on the west coast of Scotland, UK. LQS is a joint venture between Italian mining company Gruppo Minerali Maffei (GMM) and global glass manufacturer Pilkington, which is part of the NSG Group.
عرض المزيدAt the beginning of 1940 Lochaline had a population of about 60 people. That increased dramatically when the silica sand mine opened in the summer of the same year. The silica sand was from an exceptional quality and in big demand due to the war efforts. Although the mine does not employ as many people as it did in the forties, it is still very important. It gives Lochaline a unique character ...
عرض المزيدLochaline Quartz Sand Ltd. makes two main products: LQS85 Silica Sand and LQS500 Silica Sand. LQS holds a stock of both types of sand in its warehouses in the North of England. However, our sand can be shipped or trucked directly from Lochaline according to customer requirements. Bespoke products are possible.
عرض المزيدLochaline Quartz Sand Ltd. (LQS) owns and operates the silica sand mine in Lochaline, situated in the West Highlands of Scotland. LQS produces silica sand of exceptional quality and colour: very low in iron and very white. This material is particularly suited for the production of high quality glass. We make two grades of silica: LQS85 and LQS500. Both are available in all formats; moist and ...
عرض المزيدLochaline was first mentioned as a potential source of silica sand in 1895, when a vast deposit of white cretaceous sandstone running inland from Lochaline shore was reported. In 1923 the Edinburgh Geological Survey analysed a sandstone sample. It proved to be one of the purest deposits in the world.
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عرض المزيدIt has been extracted by the Lochaline Sand Mine since the Second World War. The board describes the industrial uses of the silica, as well as the workings of the mine. Look out for fossils on the shoreline, such as Gryphaea ( Devil''s toe nail), a genus of fossil oysters, extant around 200 million years ago. If you are lucky you may also come across some fossilised ammonites. There are some ...
عرض المزيدThe silica sand from low to very low content of Fe 2 O 3 is used for the production of glass containers, for float glass and for solar panels. The staff, of about 10 employees, after a detailed training course acquired the necessary knowledge to manage and perform the necessary maintenance in total safety. PROJECT LOCHALINE SCOTLAND Underground mine and treatment plant for sands with low iron ...
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عرض المزيدProduction and plant Worldwide, extraction of silica sand is almost exclusively done by surface quarrying. The mine in Lochaline is the only underground sand mine in Europe. The huge deposit of pure white sandstone is extracted by using a room and pillar method.
عرض المزيدScotland (Humphries, 1961). Potential silica sources in most sandstones are numerous, and includedetrital quartz and feldspar dissolution, clay mineral reactions, and dissolution of biogenic silica from siliceous sponge spicules. The Lochaline sandstones are unusual, however, in being exceptionally pure quartz sandstones (%SiO 2). Also, they are mostlyuncemented and friable, except for ...
عرض المزيدLochaline is the main village in the Morvern area of is situated at the mouth of Loch Aline, on the northern is connected with Fishnish on the Isle of Mull by ferry.. Geology. There has been a silica sand mine in Lochaline since 1940 when it was opened to replace sources of silica lost because of World War II. A source was needed for the manufacture of optical ...
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