Old Gang (Lead Ore)

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Names of those killed at this colliery

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	Old Gang (Lead Ore)	Index	Old Gang (Lead Ore)

Location:	Swaledale 14 miles [22 km] W of Richmond
Map Ref:	(Sheet 91, 92) NY952014, 54° 24' 28" N, 2° 4' 26" W
Maps:	1952 map Lead mines of the Northern Dales
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1880s - Old Gang Mining Co. Ltd.
	1890s - Old Gang Lead Mining Co. Ltd.
	1950s - Swaledale Mines Ltd.
	1980s - Messrs. Shvols & Shevols
Output:	1882 - Lead Ore.
	1883 - Lead Ore.
	1884 - Lead Ore.
	1888 - Lead Ore.
	1890 - Lead Ore.
	1894 - Lead Ore.
	1896 - Lead Ore.
	1900 - Lead Ore.
	1902 - Lead Ore.
	1905 - Lead ore.
	1910 - Lead ore.
	1915 - Lead ore.
	1925 - Lead Ore.
	1927 - Lead Ore.
	1950 - Barytes.
	1984 - Barytes.
	Detailed Mineral Statistics for Old Gang (Lead Ore)
Employment:	1883 - 127
	1894 - 53 (38 below, 15 surface)
	1896 - 43 (32 below, 11 surface)
	1900 - 42 (32 below, 10 surface)
	1902 - 17 (14 below, 3 surface)
	1905 - 24 (20 below, 4 surface)
	1910 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned]
	1915 - 0 [Not worked]
	1925 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) [Prospecting]
	1927 - 0 [Not worked in 1927]
	1950 - 6
	Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Old Gang (Lead Ore)
Notes:	1888 - Abandoned

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Alton, James, 09 May 1878, aged 31, Miner, fall of roof and debris by the timber giving way

Alton, Joseph, 28 Jan 1886, aged 36, Miner, Received an injury to back by fall of ground did not work in the mine again but went to herd sheep on fells where he got cold and died from inflammation in Sept

2 names found

1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
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
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
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