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List of Mines		List of Mines

				Persons Employed
Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Agent	Under Ground	Above Ground	Minerals Worked	Remarks
Bank Wood	Rosthwaite	W. J. Barrow, Ivy Cottage, Rosthwaite, Keswick	W. J. Barrow	2	1	Slate.
Barrowmouth	Whitehaven	Joseph Robinson and Co., Ltd., 39 Lowther Street, Carlisle	Philip Allen	8	—	Gypsum.
Bigrigg	Bigrigg	Lord Leconfield, Lowther Street, Whitehaven	William S. Davidson	90	20	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Blagill	Alston	Vieille Montagne Zinc Co., Nenthead, Alston	J. J. C. Fernau	—	—	Zinc Ore.
Boaterby	Whitehaven	Joseph Robinson and Co., Ltd., 39 Lowther Street, Carlisle		—	—	Gypsum.	Reopening
Cashwell	Alston	Charles W. Bell, High Green Manor, Bellingham, Northumberland	Joseph Walton	10	7	Lead Ore.
Church	Cleator Moor	Lord Leconfield, Lowther Street, Whitehaven	William S. Davidson	—	—	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).	Pumping only
Cleator, Nos. 6, 21 & 24 Pits	Cleator	Cleator Iron Ore Co., Cleator, Cumberland	William Dixon	72	24	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Cocklakes	Cocklakes	John Howe and Co., Cocklakes, Carlisle		30	10	Gypsum.
Common Wood	Ulpha	A. Rowbotham, Woodhey, Rock Ferry, Cheshire	William Casson	6	3	Slate.
Craig Green	Alston	Pritchard and Co., 99 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne	William Bell	4	—	Lead Ore.	Exploring
Crossfell	Alston	Charles W. Bell, High Green Manor, Bellingham, Northumberland		—	—
Crossfield, No. 2 & 5 Pits	Cleator Moor	Crossfield Mines, Cleator Moor, Cumberland	John McKellar Main	71	15	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Crossfield, No. 3 Pit	Cleator Moor	Crossfield Mines, Cleator Moor, Cumberland		—	—		Standing
Crossgill	Frizington	Parkside Mining Co., 36 King Street, Whitehaven	George Scoular	56	20	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Crossgill	Alston	Crossgill Mining Co., Keld House, Carlisle	Wallace Millican	3	—	Lead Ore.	Exploring
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor	Lord Leconfield, Lowther Street, Whitehaven	William S. Davidson	46	16	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Dubb	Honister	Buttermere Green Slate Co., Ltd., Keswick	Bennett Johns	—	—	Slate.
Duddon	Ulpha	Duddon Green Slate Co., Coniston, R.S.O., Lancs.	Joseph Bell	—	—	Slate.	Standing
Duncowfold	Cotehill	T. Armstrong, Cotehill, Armathwaite, R.S.O., Carlisle	T. Armstrong	—	—	Gypsum.	Standing
Dyke Nook	Frizington	Trio Mining Co., 166 Main Street, Frizington, Cumberland	J. B. Hodgson	7	2	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Eskett	Winder	Cleator Iron Ore Co., Cleator, Cumberland	D. Marston	34	10	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).	Stopped Oct 1902
Eskett Park	Eskett	Postlethwaite's Eskett Mining Co., Ltd., Frizington, Cumberland		—	—	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).	Standing
Falcon	Egremont	Wyndham Mining Co., Ltd., Egremont, Carlisle	J. B. Adair	112	20	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Frizington Parks	Frizington	Charles Cammell and Co., Ltd., Bigrigg, Cumberland	Frederick Hall	52	9	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Gillfoot Park	Egremont	Wyndham Mining Co., Ltd., Egremont, Carlisle	J. B. Adair	69	25	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Glebe	Cleator	S. and J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland	W. K. Bouch	8	4	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).	Abandoned 1902
High House	Frizington	Fletcher's High House Mining Co., Cleator Moor, Cumberland	Joseph H. Woolcock	30	11	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Hodbarrow	Millom	Hodbarrow Mining Co., Ltd., Millom, Cumberland	Cedric Vaughan	990	876	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Honister	Honister	Buttermere Green Slate Co., Ltd., Keswick	Bennett Johns	41	61	Slate.
Jacktrees	Cleator Moor	Carron Co., Carron, Stirlingshire	James Dawson	45	14	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Kelton	Lamplugh	William Baird and Co., Ltd., Rowrah, Cockermouth	William Rankin	121	20	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Knockmurton	Lamplugh	William Baird and Co., Ltd., Rowrah, Cockermouth	William Rankin	121	20	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Lennard Haw	Ulpha	Mandall's Slate Co., Coniston, R.S.O., Lancs	J. Poole (Secretary)	11	—	Slate.
Long Meg	Little Salkeld	Long Meg Plaster Co., Lazonby, R.S.O., Cumberland	A. K. Busby	12	14	Gypsum.
Longlands	Cleator	S. and J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland	W. K. Bouch	40	14	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Lonsdale	Frizington	Lonsdale Mining Co., Ltd., 46 Lowther Street, Whitehaven	Walker & Hartley	98	20	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Margaret	Winder	Cleator Iron Ore Co., Cleator, Cumberland	D. Marston	153	30	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Montreal, Nos. 4 and 6 Pits	Cleator Moor	John Stirling, Montreal Mines, Whitehaven	Robert Jukes	93	80	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Montreal, Nos. 5, 10 and 12 Pits	Cleator Moor	John Stirling, Montreal Mines, Whitehaven	Robert Jukes	91	—	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Moor Row	Moor Row	Executors of Thomas Hy. Dalzell, Moor Row, Cumberland	William Dixon	38	9	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Moss Bay	Woodend	Moss Bay Hematite Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Workington	Thomas Allen	90	18	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Mowbray	Frizington	Charles Cammell and Co., Ltd., Bigrigg, Cumberland	Frederick Hall	67	7	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Nenthead	Alston	Vieille Montagne Zinc Co., Nenthead, Alston	J. J. C. Fernau	254	181	Lead Ore, Zinc Ore.
Nentsbury	Alston	Alston Lead and Blend Mines, Nentsbury, Alston	Charles Pugh	14	6	Lead Ore, Zinc Ore, Barytes.
New Parkside	Frizington	New Parkside Mining Co., Ltd., 16 Lowther Street, Whitehaven	Walker & Hartley	17	6	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Oregill	Egremont	Wyndham Mining Co., Ltd., Egremont, Carlisle	J. B. Adair	—	—	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).	Sinking
Pallaflat	Bigrigg	Pallaflat Iron Ore Co., Ltd., 125 Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness		62	13	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Park House	Bigrigg	Charles Cammell and Co., Ltd., Bigrigg, Cumberland	Frederick Hall	49	9	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Parkside	Frizington	Parkside Mining Co., 36 King Street, Whitehaven	George Scoular	70	13	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Postlethwaite's Eskett	Eskett	Postlethwaite's Eskett Mining Co., Ltd., Frizington, Cumberland	William Dixon	—	—	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).	Suspended, April 1901
Postlethwaite's Moor Row	Moor Row	Executors of Miles Postlethwaite, 58 Roper Street, Whitehaven	J. J. Main	98	20	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Quay Foot	Borrowdale	Robinson Brothers, Borrowdale, Keswick	J. Robinson	5	3	Slate.
Rigg's Head	Borrowdale	William Layland, Borrowdale, Keswick	William Layland	3	2	Slate.
Rotherhope Fell	Alston	Vieille Montagne Zinc Co., Nenthead, Alston	J. J. C. Fernau	18	5	Lead Ore.
Salter Hall	Salter	Wyndham Mining Co., Ltd., Egremont, Carlisle	J. B. Adair	41	13	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Sir John Walsh	Cleator	S. and J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland	W. K. Bouch	—	—	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).	Standing
Sturdy Hole	Ulpha	Mandall's Slate Co., Coniston, R.S.O., Lancs	J. Poole (Secretary)	—	—	Slate.
Sturdy Hole	Ulpha	A. Rowbotham, Woodhey, Rock Ferry, Cheshire	William Casson	2	1	Slate.
Syke House	Bigrigg	S. and J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland	W. K. Bouch	16	6	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Thornthwaite	Keswick	Thornthwaite Mines Ltd., Keswick	A. Wilson	19	17	Lead Ore, Zinc Ore.
Threlkeld	Keswick	Threlkeld Mining Co., Ltd., Threlkeld, Penrith	W. Bawden	42	29	Lead Ore, Zinc Ore.	Suspended Oct. 1902
Townhead (Egremont)	Egremont	Townhead Mining Co., Egremont, Cumberland	W. W. Casson	68	25	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Ullbank	Egremont	Millom and Askam Hematite Iron Co., Ltd., Millom, Cumberland	James Ashworth	24	8	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Ullcoats	Egremont	Ullcoats Mining Co., Ltd., 46 Lowther Street, Whitehaven	Walker & Hartley	73	19	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Winder	Winder	Parkside Mining Co., 36 King Street, Whitehaven	George Scoular	29	12	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Woodend	Woodend	James Bain and Co., Harrington	James B. Kitchin	183	28	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Wyndham	Egremont	Wyndham Mining Co., Ltd., Egremont, Carlisle	J. B. Adair	39	46	Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
Yew Craggs	Honister	Buttermere Green Slate Co., Ltd., Keswick	Bennett Johns	—	—	Slate.