Last weekend the old shaft headgear was moved away at 50mm per minute before being replaced by a new ready assembled tower.
On Monday 5th of August the old headgear was demolished in a controlled explosion, fortunately one of my friends was there to capture it for the website.
Boulby Potash Shaft Headgear Demolition
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There’s a lot of surprised wildlife in that video!
We have been watching them build the new headgear over the last few months. Our archery club uses the Boulby Clay Pigeon Club shooting ground next to the mine site.