	Foxdale (Lead Ore)	Index	Foxdale (Lead Ore)

Foxdale (Lead Ore)

Location:	Foxdale 6 miles [10 km] WNW of Douglas
Map Ref:	SC288780, 54° 10' 10" N, 4° 37' 20" W
Opened:
Closed:	10 Oct 1911
Owners:	1890s - Isle of Man Mining Co. Ltd.
Output:	1860 - Lead.
	1865 - Lead.
	1894 - Lead Ore.
	1896 - Lead Ore.
	1899 - Lead Ore.
	1900 - Lead Ore.
	1901 - Lead Ore.
	1902 - Lead Ore.
	1905 - Lead ore.
	1908 - Lead Ore.
	1910 - Lead ore.
	Detailed Mineral Statistics for Foxdale (Lead Ore)
Employment:	1881 - 472 (272 below, 200 surface)
	1883 - 465 (278 below, 187 surface)
	1884 - Foxdale - 447 (265 below, 182 surface)
	1890 - 446 (253 below, 193 surface)
	1894 - 402 (248 below, 154 surface)
	1896 - 403 (256 below, 147 surface)
	1899 - 382 (239 below, 143 surface)
	1900 - 404 (250 below, 154 surface)
	1901 - 387 (242 below, 145 surface)
	1902 - 326 (200 below, 126 surface)
	1905 - 272 (162 below, 110 surface)
	1908 - 242 (149 below, 93 surface)
	1910 - 198 (119 below, 79 surface)
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Foxdale (Lead Ore)
Notes:	1912 - Abandoned
	Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Foxdale (Lead Ore)

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!

						Cain, William M., 13 Jul 1894, 11:30 am, 6th hour of shift, aged 36, Shaft sinker, fall of a bucket (kibble), which became detached from the spring-hook (clevis) at the end of the winding rope [More information ...]
						Crellin, James, 16 Nov 1882, aged 44, Shaftsman, he was engaged in replacing wooden guides in a shaft, and had nailed a plank to a dividing in order to stand upon it while at work, unfortunately the nail did penetrate the dividing properly and the plank slipped allowing Crellin to fall down the shaft
						Curphey, William, 04 Aug 1882, aged 49, Miner, unexpected fall of ground from the roof of their stope while they were in the act of putting in timber, which would have supported the ground
						Davies, Walter, 13 May 1893, 10:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 30, Miner, He was standing on a platform in the shaft, and was endeavouring to unscrew a nut with a spanner; the spanner appears to have slipped, and the man fell with it down the part of the shaft used for the capstan rope; the pitman in charge admitted that it was through his neglect that the shaft was not covered over in such a manner to prevent such an accident
						Harvey, Henry, 25 Feb 1879, (accident: 18 Feb 1879), aged 22, Miner, this man was seriously injured 18th by the explosion of two charges of powder which he was firing
						Jacques, John, 01 Nov 1836, Miner, killed by timber falling down the shaft
						Jones, Edward, 12 Jul 1825, Miner
						Kelly, Frederick, 05 Jun 1896, aged 28, Carpenter, He inadvertently put his head over the fence of a shaft, near which he was at work, and was struck by the descending skip. Killed on the spot
						Kelly, William, 17 Mar 1899, aged 69, Miner, a stone which fell unexpectedly from a place well within his reach struck him and caused him to fall down a "ore-pass" to a depth of 16 feet; instantly killed
						Taggart, Thomas, 21 Mar 1905, aged 55, Miner [More information ...]

						10 names found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Foxdale (Lead Ore)

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

Credits

Sources:

1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), North Wales, &c., and Isle of Man District (No. 9) by C. Le Neve Foster, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), North Wales, &c., and Isle of Man District (No. 9) by C. Le Neve Foster, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), North Wales District (No. 9) by C. Le Neve Foster, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1899 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), North Wales District (No. 9) by C. Le Neve Foster, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1901 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1860 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1865 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
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