	Margaret (Iron Ore)	Index	Margaret (Iron Ore)

Margaret (Iron Ore)

Location:

Yeathouse

Map Ref:

Opened:

Closed:

1924

Owners:

1890s - Cleator Iron Ore Co.

Output:

1894 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1896 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1900 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1902 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1905 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1910 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1915 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1921 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1923 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1924 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

Detailed Mineral Statistics for Margaret (Iron Ore)

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	110	83	27
1896	166	140	26
1900	197	161	36
1902	183	153	30
1905	183	156	27
1910	289	242	47
1915	168	136	32
1921	19	3	16
1923	144	111	33
1924	Abandoned

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Margaret (Iron Ore)

Notes:

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Margaret (Iron 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!

						Cameron, William Moffat, 11 Mar 1908, aged 31, Miner, the roof of a close-timbered robbery working suddenly collapsed
						Fisher, James, 22 Jul 1918, aged 37, killed when a fall of ore came away from the roof, estimated at two tons
						Gardner, James, 01 Aug 1895, 8:40 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 61, Surface Overman, he was walking along the tramway and stood aside to allow a train of five waggons to pass; the driver and stoker both saw him when passing, in quite a safe position; yet despite this, he appears to have fallen between the wheels of the last waggon; he had previously complained of a feeling of dizziness when the engine passed near him, and the presumption is, that owing to this cause, he lost his balance; there was sufficient room for clearance at the point where he was standing
						Goldie, Joseph, 19 Jun 1899, aged 59, Miner, He was boring a pop-hole in ore shaken by a previous shot, when a portion of the ore suddenly fell and caught him [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Richardson, T., 06 Sep 1918, found under a bogie, severely injured
						Steele, George, 16 Feb 1910, aged 50, collapsed and died in the mine, address: Rheda Terrace, Frizington, leaves a widow and family of seven

						6 names found

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Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by The West Cumbria Mines Research and are marked with .

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Unable to generate - no grid reference supplied.

Credits

Sources:

1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, 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
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 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
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research