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	Lead Mining (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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	Lead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Lead is used in building construction, lead-acid batteries, bullets and shot, and is part of solder, pewter, and fusible alloys.
		Lead pipes that bear the insignia of Roman emperors are still in service and many Roman "pigs" (ingots) of Lead figure in Derbyshire Lead mining history and in the History of the industry in other English centres.
		Lead ore Native Lead does occur in nature, but it is rare.
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	Derbyshire lead mining history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mining was hard and dangerous work - death, illness and injury came from poisonous lead dust, underground floods, falling rock, methane gas in shale workings and lack of oxygen in badly-ventilated galleries.
		Lead mining and smelting was an established industry in 1086, when the mines at Wirksworth were recorded in the Domesday Book.
		FH was Francis Hurt of Alderwasley, smelter, lead mine shareholder, iron-master and the main shareholder in the sough.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Derbyshire_lead_mining_history (4060 words)

	Lead Information Center - lead generation
		Lead is used in building construction, lead-acid batteries, bullets and shot, element lead and is part of solder, pewter, and fusible alloys.
		Lead has been used by humans for at least 7000 years, because it was (and continues to be) widespread and easy to extract, as well as easy to work with, being both highly malleable and ductile as well as easy to smelt.
		Lead pipes that bear the insignia of Roman emperors mortgage insurance lead services lead generation are still in service and many Roman "pigs" (ingots) of lead figure in Derbyshire lead mining history and in the history of the industry in other English centres.
	www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Chemistry_Topics_J_-_Le/Lead.html (1445 words)

	Lead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Lead is used as a coloring element in ceramic glazes, notably in the colors red and yellow.
		Lead is the traditional base metal of organ pipes, mixed with varying amounts of tin to control the tone of the pipe.
		Lead as a soil contaminant is a widespread issue, since lead may enter soil through (leaded) gasoline leaks from underground storage tanks or through a wastestream of lead paint or lead grindings from certain industrial operations.
	articles.gourt.com /en/lead (1460 words)

	About mortgage lead
		Lead is used in building construction, lead-acid accumulators, bullets and shot, and is part of solder, pewter, and fusible alloys.
		Lead pipes that bear the insignia of Roman emperors are still in service and many Roman "pigs" (ingots) of lead figure in Derbyshire lead mining history and in the history of the industry in other English centres.
		Lead is a poisonous metal that can damage nervous connections (especially in young children) and cause blood and brain disorders.
	www.money-make.net /mortgage-lead.htm (1122 words)

	Lead mining in Derbyshire, Peak District, England, UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Lead - mining was one of the most important industries in the Peak from Roman times until it reached its zenith in the 18C.
		Evidence of the old lead mines is scattered over the peak limestone plateaux with humps and hollows that dot the surrounding landscape.
		This is where the worst disaster in the history of Derbyshire lead - mining occured in the 1800's, when firedamps - a form of methane - exploded killing 8 miners.
	peakcountrybreaks.co.uk /leadminingpage.html (381 words)

	health lead - health leads
		Lead was used for plumbing in Ancient Rome, and lead sticks were used as pencils (for the last 450 years they've been made with graphite).
		Lead pipes that bear the insignia of Roman emperors leads for health products site are still in service and many Roman "pigs" (ingots) of lead figure in Derbyshire lead mining history and health lead in the history of the industry in other English centres.
		Paint containing lead has been withdrawn from sale in industralised countries, though many older texas health insurance leads houses may still contain substantial lead in their old paint: it is generally recommended that old paint should not be stripped by sanding, as this generates inhalable dust.
	www.medicalgeo.com /Med-Topics-in-the-News-G---H/health-lead.html (1415 words)

	Blood Lead -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Leading is commonly confused with ''line height'', which refers to the full height of a line of type (the size of the tallest letter in a font of type, plus the thickness of the leading).
		Leading zeros are also generated by many older computer programs when creating values to assign to new records, accounts and other files, and as such are likely to be used by utility billing systems, human resources information systems and government databases.
		Notable problems involving leading zeros include odometer rollover, calendar date formatting issues, apparently illogical alphabetization of filenames in which 1 is followed by 10, 11, 12, 2 followed by 21 22, 23, etc., and various instances of ambiguity between computer systems that generate and require leading zeros and ones that do not.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/18/blood-lead.html (1162 words)

	GENUKI: Bygone Industries of The Peak: Lead Mining, Julie Bunting, Peak Advertiser, Derbyshire
		For anyone wishing to study the history of lead mining in depth, numerous records are available at the Local Studies department of the County Library in County Hall at Matlock.
		Lead mining is regarded as being the oldest industry in the Peak and the Society estimate that 2-3 million tons of lead ores have been recovered since mining began, probably since pre-Roman times.
		The lead mining region is split into various individually-owned 'liberties' in addition to the King's Field of the High Peak and the King's Field of the Low Peak, administered by the Barmote Courts, the oldest industrial courts in the world.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/DBY/BygoneIndustries/LeadMining.html (1369 words)

	Lead . Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Lead is used in solder for electronics, although this usage is being phased out to reduce the amount of environmentally unfriendly waste.
		Lead is frequently used in scuba diving weight belts to counteract the natural buoyancy of neoprene wetsuits.
		Similarly, in the Twentieth Century, the use of lead in paint pigments was ended because of the danger of lead poisoning, especially to children.http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/publications/4465.htmlhttp://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publications?id=1528http://www.qld.mpa.org.au/index.php/content/33/ By the mid-1980s, a significant shift in lead end-use patterns had taken place.
	enpsychlopedia.org /psypsych/Lead (1665 words)

	lead - The Wordbook Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Lead may still be found in harmful quantities in stoneware, vinyl (Such as that used for tubing and the insulation of electrical cords), and brass manufactured in China.
		Because lead is radiogenic and formed from the decay of most of the heavier elements that formed billions of years ago, it is much more common and much cheaper than most heavy elements.
		Lead is used as electrodes in the process of electrolysis.
	www.thewordbook.com /lead (2444 words)

	LEAD - GoGoSearch.com
		Lead sticks were used as pencils but has been replaced by graphite for the last 450 years.
		Lead is used as projectiles for firearms and fishing sinkers because of its density, low cost verse alternative products and ease of use due to relatively low melting point.
		Lead" title="leaded fuel">leaded fuels to reduce engine knocking; however, this is no longer common practice in the Western World due to health concerns.
	www.gogosearch.com /wiki/lead (1484 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - Features - Mining in Shropshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mining began where ore or coal was visible at the surface, and over centuries went deeper and deeper and steam-driven engines were introduced to stop mines from flooding.
		Although coal was by far the most-mined substance in the county, metals such as lead, copper, zinc and iron were mined, along with clay, limestone and barite.
		But occasionally when the mines closed down the local community would be devastated, and sometimes when it did the entire population of the village would move elsewhere, leaving ghost towns, the remains of which can often be seen as rubble in the remotest of spots.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/features/2002/05/mining_01.shtml (952 words)

	Wirksworth in Derbyshire - a former important lead mining centre
		Wirksworth in Derbyshire was once the most important lead mining centre in the country and had been since Roman times.
		Lead mining peaked in the 17th and 18th centuries before its steady decline in the 19th century, and many of the Wirksworth`s impressive houses and other buildings were built during these prosperous times.
		In the 19th century easily mined lead ore was discovered on a huge scale in Australia, bringing the price of lead down to such a level that many of the mines around Wirksworth were shut down.
	www.derbyshireuk.net /wirksworth.html (1665 words)

	Lead
		Early uses of lead included building materials, pigments for glazing ceramics, and pipes for transporting water.
		Lead is the fifth most widely used metal (in its elemental state) after iron, aluminium, copper and zinc.
		In gasoline (petrol) as tetra-ethyl lead and tetra-methyl lead to reduce knocking (also called pre-detonation, pre-ignition or pinking) from the 1920s, in 1986 leaded gasoline was banned from sale in the United States, in the EU in 1999.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Pb (1242 words)

	Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District
		The Romans mined lead in the area, and it is probable that it was mined before then.
		Special mining tunnels have been created, where the young and not so young can crawl through to get a feel of what it was like in an old lead mine.
		The Peak District Mines Historical Society was formed in 1959, to encourage the study and recording of the mining industry of the Peak District and its mineralogy.
	www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk /peakdistrictminingmuseum.htm (1007 words)

	Dronfield History
		Its history as an inn probably dates from the dissolution of the monasteries and the subsequent suppression of the guilds and chantries in 1547.
		Coal mining was an early feature of Dronfield life, pits at Stubley being mentioned as early as the sixteenth century and a map of cl64O of Hill Top showing numerous workings.
		The pace of development was slow, gathering speed with the opening of mines at Dronfield Woodhouse, opposite the top of Carr Lane in 1795 and at Coal Aston in 1785 and coming to a climax around 1870 with the opening of the Midland Railway and the consequent improvement in communications.
	dronfield.net /history.shtml (943 words)

	Lead - Real Time & Delayed Quotes, Charts, News and Data for Futures, Stocks, Commodities and Indexes - TradeSignals
		Alchemists thought that lead was the oldest metal and associated it with the planet
		Derbyshire lead mining history and in the history of the industry in other English centres.
		Lead's symbol Pb is an abbreviation of its
	www.tradesignals.com /glossary/Lead (1111 words)

	Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District
		Those places are the Peak District Mining Museum, housed in the Pavilion at Matlock Bath, the Temple Mine close to the museum and the Magpie Mine on the limestone uplands near Sheldon.
		Magpie Mine stands one third of a mile south of the village of Sheldon, from where it can be seen standing darkly silhouetted against the skyline.
		In 1842, there were two deaths at the Magpie Mine and during the next 50 years the mine was dogged by problems caused by flooding and fire.
	www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk /magpiemine.htm (1024 words)

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