	Salter Hall (Iron Ore)	Index	Salter Hall (Iron Ore)

Salter Hall (Iron Ore)

Location:	Salter 5 miles [8 km] E of Whitehaven
Map Ref:	(Sheet 89) NY057170, 54° 32' 22" N, 3° 27' 28" W
Opened:
Closed:
Pits:	Ann Pit
Owners:	1880s - Trustees of the late Thos. Dixon
	1890s - Wyndham Mining Co. Ltd.
Output:	1882 - Iron Ore.
	1883 - Iron ore.
	1888 - Iron Ore.
	1890 - Iron Ore.
	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 homatite).
	Detailed Mineral Statistics for Salter Hall (Iron Ore)
Employment:	1894 - 39 (29 below, 10 surface)
	1896 - 50 (30 below, 20 surface)
	1900 - 61 (42 below, 19 surface)
	1902 - 54 (41 below, 13 surface)
	1905 - 24 (10 below, 14 surface)
	1910 - 82 (71 below, 11 surface)
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Salter Hall (Iron Ore)
Notes:	1910 - Abandoned

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!

						Brown, John, 09 Mar 1878, aged 36, Miner, fall from roof
						Courtney, Robert, 18 Jul 1887, aged 33, Miner, fall of roof reeling timber out
						Graham, Thomas, 16 Dec 1875, Miner, fall of ore
						McCarlton, Francis, 25 Jun 1881, aged 17, Brakesman, crushed by bogie on inclined drift
						Metcalfe, James, 01 Jul 1909, aged 50, Miner, fall of side stone at working face
						Murphy, John, 01 Mar 1882, aged 29, Miner, killed by a fall of ore
						Pearce, William, 21 May 1908, aged 14, Fireboy, no one saw the accident but he was probably trying to pass between the waggons, as he was found between the buffers
						Scott, Thomas, 27 May 1885, (accident: 29 Apr 1885), aged 52, injured while attempting to jump on to a locomotive going at the rate of ten miles an hour, and died from the effects of his injuries
						Twigg, John, 21 Oct 1875, Miner, while in abandoned working where he should not have been seeking a stemming a piece of ore fell on him

						9 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

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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)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Salter Hall (Iron Ore)

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Salter Hall (Iron Ore)

Credits

Sources:

1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) Where to find this report
1887 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5450) Where to find this report
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
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), 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
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works