117 sounds in category Mine / pits / minerals
  • Pneumatic traction unit

    The sound of a pneumatic traction unit in operation. It was manufactured by the Czech Brano Group in 2000. It is indispensable to mining operations because...
  • Prospector panning gold in Lapland

    The most important tool for a gold prospector is the pan. It is used to separate gold from the concentrate of other heavy minerals and materials. In a...
  • Signal bell

    Funke & Huster's signal bell was used in the Ewald Colliery in Herten (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia) in the 1980s. Since 1990 it has been located...
  • Steam winding engine – connecting rod

    The sound of connecting rod in the steam winding engine in operation, recorded in the Queen Louise Adit, department of the Coal Mining Museum in Zabrze...
  • Steam winding engine – piston

    The sound of piston in the steam winding engine in operation, recorded in the Queen Louise Adit, department of the Coal Mining Museum in Zabrze (Poland)....
  • Steam winding engine – soundscape

    The sound of steam winding engine in operation, recorded in the Queen Louise Adit, department of the Coal Mining Museum in Zabrze (Poland). The recorded...
  • stone cutter

    Stone cutter

    Cuts floor stones Sound level: 85 Db measured from two meters. Recorded at Borghamns Stenförädling AB, Borghamn, a family business founded in 1951. The...
  • Stone frame saw - limestone

    Stone frame saw – limestone

    It takes two days to saw through the block of limestone. The saw blades have no teeth. Sand and water is sprayed on top over the blade and lies between...
  • Stone frame saw – marble

    Stone frame saw – marble

    In this recording all three frame saws are working at the same time. It takes 4-5 days to saw through the block of marble. The saw blades have no teeth....
  • Three Stone Frame saws

    Stone frame saws

    Sound scape Stone frame saw beat! Three stone frame saws working at the same time. Recorded at Borghamns Stenförädling AB, Borghamn, a family business...
  • Stone Grinder

    Stone grinder

    Grinds floor stones. The stone cutter can be heard in the background. Sound level: 89-91 Db. Manufactured by: F.lli Zambon, Italy. Year: 1994. Register...
  • Stone saw

    Stone saw – circular saw blade

    The saw blade has a diameter of 1.5 meter Saw blade width = 10 milimeters Every cut is 11 centimeters deep Recording consist of the first cut and...