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Dufton Fell Head (Lead Ore)

Location:	Dufton Fell 12 miles [19 km] S of Alston
Map Ref:	(Sheet 91) NY715277, 54° 38' 37" N, 2° 26' 30" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1880s - London Lead Co.
	1880s - Dufton Fell Lead & Barytes Co. Ltd.
	1890s - Dufton Mining Co.
Output:	1882 - Lead Ore.
	1883 - Lead Ore.
	1883 - Lead Ore.
	1884 - Lead Ore.
	1888 - Lead Ore.
	1890 - Lead Ore.
	1894 - Lead Ore and Barytes.
	1896 - Lead Ore, Barytes.
	Detailed Mineral Statistics for Dufton Fell Head (Lead Ore)
Employment:	1882 - 0 [Standing]
	1883 - 0 [Standing]
	1883 - 8
	1894 - 13 (8 below, 5 surface)
	1896 - 11 (8 below, 3 surface)

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Parkin, Thomas, 13 Jul 1840, (accident: 04 Jul 1840), aged 72, internal injuries after being knocked down by a waggon

						1 name found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Dufton Fell Head (Lead Ore)

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Dufton Fell Head (Lead Ore)

Credits

Sources:

1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks