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Blackdene (Lead Ore)
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| Location: | St. Johns Chapel 10½ miles [17 km] ESE of Alston |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 91, 92) NY867389, 54° 44' 44" N, 2° 12' 21" W |
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| Owners: | 1900s - Weardale Lead Mining Co. |
| 1910s - Weardale Lead Co. Ltd. | |
| 1950s - Beckermet Mining Co. Ltd. | |
| 1980s - Weardale Mining & Processing Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1905 - Lead ore and fluor spar. |
| 1908 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. | |
| 1910 - Lead ore and fluor spar. | |
| 1915 - Lead ore and fluor spar. | |
| 1921 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1923 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1924 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1925 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1938 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1950 - Fluorspar. | |
| 1979 - Fluorspar. | |
| 1980 - Fluorspar. | |
| 1984 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Blackdene (Lead Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1905 - 210 (115 below, 95 surface) |
| 1910 - 0 [Not worked] | |
| 1915 - 0 [Not worked] | |
| 1921 - 0 [Not worked] | |
| 1923 - 0 [Not worked since 1918] | |
| 1924 - 0 [Not worked since 1918] | |
| 1925 - 0 [Not worked since 1918] | |
| 1938 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) [Developing] | |
| 1950 - 9 (8 below, 1 surface) | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Blackdene (Lead Ore) |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Blackdene (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Blackdene (Lead Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1938 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1979 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Extracts from Bargain Books relating to Blackdene — kindly provided by John Stark |
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