MINING HISTORY ORGANISATIONS
NAMHO Conference at Grosmont, North York Moors, 2022
The National Association of Mining History Organisations is the umbrella group for the various mine preservation and exploration groups in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Over 70 mine conservation groups, caving clubs, museums and firms are associated with NAMHO. The highlight of the NAMHO calender is the annual conference which takes place every summer at a former mining location somewhere in Great Britain and Ireland.
NAMHO party in Clearwell Caves, Gloucestershire, 2018 NAMHO in mid-Wales, 2019
The National Association of Mining History Organisations is the umbrella group for the various mine preservation and exploration groups in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Over 70 mine conservation groups, caving clubs, museums and firms are associated with NAMHO. The highlight of the NAMHO calender is the annual conference which takes place every summer at a former mining location somewhere in Great Britain and Ireland.
NAMHO party in Clearwell Caves, Gloucestershire, 2018 NAMHO in mid-Wales, 2019
NAMHO conferences are hosted by one of the various regional mine conservation trusts and feature lectures, mine trips and of course, social events. These mine conservation societies are also affiliated with the British Caving Association which covers all underground exploration in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Gibraltar.
Mine Conservation Groups in the North Pennines Area
Nenthead Mines Conservation TrustFriends Of Killhope
Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society (CATMHS)
Cleveland Mining History Society
Northern Mine Research Society
Association for Industrial Archaeology