⛏️ THE WELL OF SKLIVES | MINE EXPLORATION

🎥 THE WELL OF SKLIVES (2021) | SHORT FILM | ADDICTED2H2O
(Connecting the well underwater)

The quest to fully explore this mine began in September of 2019 when during the Lavrio Mines Exploration project (2019-2020), the team received information from Mr. Vasilis Stergiou of an abandoned engine underwater without being able to provide an approximate location. Using old maps of the French Mining Company of Lavrion the team first began an investigation by visiting the adjacent mine, no. 80, diving at three different flooded sections. Although these dives were successful in revealing new and never seen underwater sections, the mission failed at the time to locate the engine or any remnants of other mining tools. It was not until a year later, in September of 2020, provided with new information from Mr. Kostas Papathanasiou an ex worker at the mines, the team decided to explore the adjacent mine of Sklives. In doing so new discoveries were made, such as finding the engine and uncovering a large complex of galleries hidden underwater.

On the 27th of February 2021 the divers managed to locate and connect with the well of Sklives underwater. This was the teams fourth visit to the dive site which is situated 700 meters from the entrance of the mine, resulting in the team having to navigate through extremely difficult terrain. Transporting the stage tanks and dive equipment is an arduous task whilst gear configuration and dive preparation once the team arrive, is a challenge to say the least. The underwater route has been fully mapped using the Vplotter Tool and is a total distance of 170 meters from the water entrance. To assist the team to locate the well underwater, a red light wrapped in plastic was thrown from the top of the well before the dive, which the divers were able to successfully retrieve underwater. The significance of mapping the arcades and mining works underwater give a new dimension to the way researchers view the Lavrio Mines, adding missing information and images to these important historical sites. In total over 400 meters have been explored underwater at this mine.

A special thank you to Mr. Konstantinos Voukelatos for the interview he gave us sharing his experience working in this mine and to the municipality of Lavrio who supported us in this mission.

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