Low Close Opencast
| Location: |
Maryport
10½ miles [17 km] NNE of Whitehaven
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 89) NY060330, 54° 40' 59" N, 3° 27' 30" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1980s - Shepherd, Hill & Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1979 - Coal. |
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1980 - Coal. |
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1982 - Coal. |
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1983 - Coal. |
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1984 - Coal. |
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1988 - Coal. |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Low Close Opencast
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Low Close Opencast
Credits
Sources:
- 1979 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1982 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1983 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
- 1988 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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