(Detached part of) Lancashire's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Metalliferous Mines
Britain's Active Mining History Society
From the Tables compiled by John L. Hedley, H.M.Inspector for the Newcastle District in his Report for 1896
Name of Mine | Situation | Owner and Postal Address | Agent | Workers | Minerals Worked | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U/G | Sur. | ||||||
Askam |
Askam |
Kennedy Bros., Ulverston |
Jas. Hamer |
175 |
47 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Askam |
Askam |
Millom and Askam Iron Co. Ltd., Millom, Cumberland |
Jas. Ashworth |
20 |
4 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Berkune |
Lindal |
Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Ulverston |
Jas. Hodgson |
36 |
27 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Broad Moss |
Tilberthwaite |
Buttermere Green Slate Co. Ltd., Keswick |
B. Johns |
3 |
0 |
Slate |
|
Caw Crag |
Ulpha |
Dunnerdale Manor Slate and Slab Co. Ltd., Broughton-in-Furness |
John C. Wasley |
0 |
0 |
Slate |
Standing |
Coniston |
Coniston |
Coniston Mining Syndicate Ltd., Coniston, R.S.O. |
Thos. Warsop |
0 |
0 |
Copper Ore |
Standing |
Crossgates |
Crossgates |
Harrison Ainslie and Co. Ltd., Lindal, Ulverston |
Edmund Ray |
86 |
35 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Dalton |
Dalton |
Millom and Askam Iron Co. Ltd., Millom, Cumberland |
Jas. Ashworth |
109 |
79 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Elliscales |
Dalton |
Elliscales Mining Co. Ltd., Lowther St., Whitehaven |
John G. Selkirk |
60 |
15 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Goldscope |
Coniston |
Coniston Mining Syndicate Co. Ltd., Coniston, R.S.O. |
Thos. Warsop |
4 |
4 |
Slate |
|
Lindal Moor |
Lindal Moor |
Harrison Ainslie and Co. Ltd., Lindal, Ulverston |
Edmund Ray |
328 |
147 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Lindal Cote |
Lindal |
Harrison Ainslie and Co. Ltd., Lindal, Ulverston |
Edmund Ray |
39 |
13 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Mouzell |
Dalton |
Millom and Askam Iron Co. Ltd., Millom, Cumberland |
Jas. Ashworth |
105 |
61 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Parrack End |
Tilberthwaite |
Buttermere Green Slate Co. Ltd., Keswick |
B. Johns |
12 |
25 |
Slate |
|
Park |
Dalton |
Barrow Hematite Steel Co. Ltd., Dalton-in-Furness |
Wm. Kellett |
405 |
196 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Pennington |
Green Lane |
Barrow Hematite Steel Co. Ltd., Dalton-in-Furness |
Wm. Kellett |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
Included in Whitriggs |
||
Penny Rigg |
Tilberthwaite |
Coniston Mining Syndicate Ltd., Coniston, R.S.O. |
Thos. Warsop |
4 |
0 |
Slate |
|
Plumpton |
Ulverston |
North Lonsdale Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Ulverston |
E.G. Tosh |
4 |
3 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Roanhead |
Dalton |
Kennedy Bros., Ulverston |
Jas. Hamer |
152 |
149 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Saddlestone |
Coniston Fell |
T. & J. Mandell, Coniston, R.S.O. |
J. Mandell |
14 |
15 |
Slate |
|
Sandscale |
Dalton |
Kennedy Bros., Ulverston |
Jas. Hamer |
3 |
4 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Stainton |
Stainton |
Barrow Hematite Steel Co. Ltd., Dalton-in-Furness |
Wm. Kellett |
3 |
0 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Stainton Ground |
Dunnerdale |
Wm. Casson, Ulpha, Broughton-in-Furness |
Wm. Casson |
2 |
0 |
Slate |
|
Stank |
Barrow |
Barrow Hematite Steel Co. Ltd., Dalton-in-Furness |
Wm. Kellett |
355 |
150 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Thwaite Flatt |
Dalton |
Millom and Askam Iron Co. Ltd., Millom, Cumberland |
Jas. Ashworth |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
Standing |
||
Urswick |
Urswick |
Parkside Mining Co., 36, King Street, Whitehaven |
Geo. Scoular |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
Exploring |
||
Walna Scar |
Seathwaite |
Walna Scar Slate Co., Coniston |
Wm. Bell |
6 |
6 |
Slate |
|
Whitriggs |
Lindal |
Barrow Hematite Steel Co. Ltd., Balton-in-Furness |
Wm. Kellett |
38 |
17 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Total |
1963 |
997 |
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