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Preview	Category	Catalogue Number	Collection	Title	Date	Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072276	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of frontage of Glenconner Works of Charles Tennant and Co Ltd. Charles Tennant and Co Ltd operated the Lochaline Mine.	c. 1925	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072277	Survey of Private Collections	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 38.01)	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072278	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view showing miners drilling the working face below ground using an hydraulic drill in advance of placing explosive charges.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072279	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of working face showing the scraper or face cleaning slusher at work. The scraper would remove the loose sand after the explosive charges had been detonated.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072280	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of scrape or slusher bucket face cleaning equipment underground.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072286	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of scrape bucket underground, entering loader.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072288	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of waggons being loaded with silica sand underground.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072289	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of waggons descending by rope haulage underground. The wagons are filled with high quality silica sand.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072290	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of locomotive and train of waggons leaving the mine for the processing plant.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072291	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of operative filling the storage bins at the surface silica sand processing plant.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072293	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of processing plant and storage bins at West Pier	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072294	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of miners setting charges prior to blasting silica sand working face underground.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072295	Survey of Private Collections	View two mens stood beside waggons transporting silica sand to the surface at the Lochaline mine, Highland.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1072316	Survey of Private Collections	Scanned copy of view of boat being loaded with processed silica sand for transfer.	c. 1945	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029346	RCAHMS digital photography	General view looking S. From left to right: 30 ton truck, conveyors 1 and 2, toweras 1 amd 2 and the Eagle screw plant.	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029347	RCAHMS digital photography	View of Eagle screw and flotation plant and raw sand stock awaiting crushing. The raw stock to the left of the picture has just been extracted from the mine.	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029348	RCAHMS digital photography	Elevated view looking NE of archimaedes/ 'Eagle' Screw and clean watertank used to wash and agitate the silica grains when pumped from the Allis Chalmers Screen.	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029349	RCAHMS digital photography	Elevated view from W of conveyors nos. 1 and 2	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029350	RCAHMS digital photography	Elevated view of conveyor No. 2 and towers 1 (fines) and 3 (standard)	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029351	RCAHMS digital photography	Elevated view of conveyor No. 2, Surge Bin and Towers 1 (fines) and 2 (standard)	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029352	RCAHMS digital photography	Elevated view of Towers 1 (fines, nearest camera) with its feed pipe carrying the crushed and washed sand fro the flotation tank (Floatex No.2), Towers 2 (standard) and 3 (standard) beyond.	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029353	RCAHMS digital photography	Elevated view of conveyor No. 2 and Surge Bin from W.	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029354	RCAHMS digital photography	Elevated view of eagle screw, note red pipe in background carrying sand and water from the Allis Chalmers screen. The sand is carried to a higher level, agitated and washed and then sent to the Scrubber.	9/8/2007	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	DP 029355	RCAHMS digital photography	View from Eagle Screw plant of abandoned Adit No.5 and earlier crushing plant remains from E.	9/8/2007	Item Level