	Ullcoats (Iron Ore)	Index	Ullcoats (Iron Ore)

Ullcoats (Iron Ore)

Location:

Egremont
6 miles [9 km] SSE of Whitehaven

Map Ref:

(Sheet 89) NY024105, 54° 28' 49" N, 3° 30' 24" W

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1900s - Ullcoats Mining Co. Ltd.

Output:

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).

1915 - No. 7 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1921 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1923 - Nos. 1, 2 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1924 - Nos. 1, 2 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1925 - Nos. 1, 2 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1927 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1929 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1930 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1934 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1935 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1936 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1938 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Lead Ore, Zinc Ore.

1944 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1945 - Nos. 1 & 2 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1948 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1950 - Nos. 1 & 7 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

Detailed Mineral Statistics for Ullcoats (Iron Ore)

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1900		29	12	17
1902		92	73	19
1905		196	164	32
1910		309	262	47
1915		270	229	41
1915	No. 7	40	18	22
	Total	310	247	63
1921		158	120	38
1923	Nos. 1, 2 & 7	313	258	55
1924	Nos. 1, 2 & 7	304	246	58
1925	Nos. 1, 2 & 7	298	237	61
1927	Nos. 1 & 7	256	214	42
1929	Nos. 1 & 7	382	331	51
1930	Nos. 1 & 7	339	278	61
1934	Nos. 1 & 7	189	151	38
1935	Nos. 1 & 7	184	147	37
1936	Nos. 1 & 7	199	160	39
1938	Nos. 1 & 7	160	116	44
1944	Nos. 1 & 7	219	152	67
1945	Nos. 1 & 2	208	141	67
1948	Nos. 1 & 7	223	143	80
1950	Nos. 1 & 7	252	163	89

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Notes:

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Ullcoats (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!

						Bailey, John, 06 Nov 1905, aged 24, Miner's Labourer [More information ...]
						Graham, Albert, 15 Feb 1930, aged 34
						Jeffery, Richard, 13 Nov 1921, aged 41, Iron Ore Mine, compound fracture dislocation of middle dorsal spine caused by being crushed by a fall of stone whilst working in Ullcoats Mine in the Parish of St John, Beckermet, address: Low Mill, Egremont
						Kirkby, William, 24 Feb 1943, (accident: Oct 1942), aged 22, a large lump of metal fell from the roof and struck him
						Lamb, Edward, 30 Aug 1918, aged 23
						Mawson, Thomas, 17 Feb 1915, aged 37, killed by a fall of ore
						Moore, Gerald, 04 May 1945, aged 32, Onsetter, he fell into a hopper whilst pushing tubs there for tippin
						Nelson, Hugh, 14 May 1920, aged 63
						Quinn, Henry, 07 Apr 1908, aged 33, Miner, he was helping to clean an acetylene gas generator, which was thought to be empty, when an explosion occurred
						Shepherd, Henry, 14 Mar 1942, aged 41, Miner, killed by a fall of metal
						Thompson, Robert, 26 Mar 1918, Miner, accidentally killed by being run over by an iron ore bogie down the brake
						Wright, James, 19 Jun 1919, (accident: 10 Jun 1919), aged 70, ell to the bottom of an empty wagon, he was found to be suffering from a fractured thigh and bronchitis

						12 names found

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

Credits

Sources:

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
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 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
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1936 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1938 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Contributions by members of the Public
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research