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	Driggith Mine (Lead Ore)	Index	Driggith Mine (Lead Ore)

Location:	Caldbeck 14 miles [22 km] SSW of Carlisle
Map Ref:	(Sheet 90) NY328351, 54° 42' 25" N, 3° 2' 34" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1900s - Caldbeck Mines Syndicate
	1940s - E. Gregory
	1950s - McKechnie Brothers Ltd.
Output:	1905 - Lead, copper and zinc ores.
	1908 - Barytes, Lead Ore, Zinc Ore.
	1948 - Barytes, Lead Ore, Zinc Ore.
	1950 - Barytes, Lead Ore, Zinc Ore.
	Detailed Mineral Statistics for Driggith Mine (Lead Ore)
Employment:	1905 - 14 (5 below, 9 surface)
	1908 - 3
	1948 - 1

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!

						Graham, William, 05 Oct 1852, aged 35, he was instantaneously killed by upwards of five tons of rubbish falling upon him from the roof of the mine
						Harrison, John, Oct 1832, Miner, torrent of water [More information ...]
						Simpson, Jonathan, Oct 1832, Miner, torrent of water [More information ...]
						3 names found

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  more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Driggith Mine (Lead Ore)

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