Tag:historic=mine

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historic = mine
Description
Location of historic underground mine workings for minerals such as coal or lead. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: historic
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: de facto

Location of historic underground mine workings for minerals such as coal or lead.

How to Map

Add historic=mine to a node. The name of the mine and the main mineral(s) mined can also be added if known.

Examples

Simple example:

historic=mine
name=Shilton Colliery


Or you can expand with more information to help eventual set up a gazatteer of world mine locations:

historic=mine
name=Green How Hill
resource=lead;silver
description=Lead and previously silver has mined here since Roman times

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