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Whicham (Iron Ore)
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| Location: | Millom 9 miles [15 km] NNW of Barrow-in-Furness |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 96) SD130829, 54° 14' 3" N, 3° 20' 6" W |
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| Owners: | 1880s - Whicham Mining Co. |
| Output: | 1882 - Iron Ore. |
| 1883 - Iron ore. | |
| 1884 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1888 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1890 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1894 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Whicham (Iron Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1894 - 137 (98 below, 39 surface) |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Whicham (Iron Ore) |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Briggs, James, 23 Nov 1882, aged 22, Miner, killed by a fall of ore [More information ...] | |||||
| Lowry, Philip, 23 Nov 1882, aged 24, Miner, killed by a fall of ore, Buried: Parish Church, Whicham [More information ...] | |||||
| Slater, Isaac, 1895, Horse Driver, reported to Mines Inspector but doctor certified that death was due to causes apart from the accident, no inquest held [not classified as a reportable accident] | |||||
| Stephens, Thomas, 23 Nov 1882, aged 28, Overman, killed by a fall of ore, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Millom [More information ...] | |||||
| 4 names found | ||||||
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Whicham (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Whicham (Iron Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) 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
- 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 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
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