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upcast shaft
Upcast Up"cast`, n. 1. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. --Shak. 2. (Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft. 3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.] 4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.

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- Institute. This shaft was to act as the upcast for the Institute Pit and was named the Laura, after Mr Charles J. Homer's daughter. Both shafts were completed...
- coal tubs are wooden or iron vessels to carry coal. Upcast, upcast shaft The upcast is the shaft by which the spent air is expelled after ventilating...
- International Brigade and fought in the Spanish Civil War. Through the Upcast Shaft (1920) The P****ing of Guto (1927) Back in the Return (1933) The Simple...
- Snaefell Mine consisted of a single working shaft mine, and in addition there was a wooden upcast shaft which followed the slope of Snaefell Mountain...
- effect. A downcast shaft allowed air into the mine. At the foot of the upcast shaft a furnace was kept continuously burning. The shaft (commonly several...
- dangerous explosive gases. At first fires were burned at the bottom of the "upcast" shaft to create air currents and circulate air, but were replaced by fans...
- colliery had three shafts. The downcast shaft, No 1 was 395 yards (361 m) deep and wound coal from the Florida seam. The upcast shaft No 2, wound coal from...
- collieries to have at least two shafts. Rather than bratticing one shaft, it was more convenient to use one shaft as the upcast pit and the other as the downcast...
- sections. One section was reserved for upcast ventilation provided by a furnace; essentially, the upcast shaft was used as a chimney, with the hot exhaust...
- by 1.8 metres (14.1 by 5.9 ft) to a depth of 11 metres (36 ft) and an upcast shaft 3.7 by 2.1 metres (12.1 by 6.9 ft) to a depth of 109 metres (358 ft)...