Black Gold : Woolmet Colliery Multi-Cache
Black Gold : Woolmet Colliery
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The Cache is a micro container, byop and please use initials in the log. In order to give someone other than the regulars an opportunity for ftf could I ask that anyone who already has achieved an ftf resist this cache for a period of seven days after publication before looking for it, thanks.
Woolmet Colliery was opened in 1898 by the Niddrie and Benhar Coal Company (later part of the National Coal Board Lothians Area) and produced domestic, steam and shale coal, averaging at 825 tons per day, production peaking in 1960. The workforce averaged around 863, transferring to the new Superpit at nearby Monktonhall when Woolmet closed in 1966. Woolmet was retained as the Scottish Mines Training School until it finally closed in the late 80's after which the bing was landscaped providing a green leisure area for the local community. The cache is not at the posted coordinates,to find the cache you need to go to the waypoint co-ordinates where you will find a "hutch" or bogey and answers to the following; How many hooks are there?=A How many spokes per wheel?=B How many tools are there on the West of the hutch?=C The cache can be found at N 55 55.(B-(C+A))(B-(CxA))(B-A) W 003 06.(C-A)0(B-A) Checksum - The last three digits of the Northing and Easting are identical
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Whfg nobir urnq urvtug
Treasures
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