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1950 List of Mines under the Metalliferous Mines Act - North Durham

  Persons Employed  
Name of Mine Situation Owner and Postal Address Under Ground Above Ground Minerals and Seams Worked, and Remarks
Blackdene Weardale Beckermet Mining Co., Ltd., Beckermet, Cumberland 8 1 Fluorspar. .
Boltsburn Rookhope Weardale Lead Co., Ltd., Treshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham — — Lead Ore. . (Discontinued 1941).
Coptcleugh Cowshill Weardale Lead Co., Ltd., Treshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham 9 13 Lead Ore. .
Heights Pasture Easgate Anglo Austral Mines Ltd., Nenthead, nr. Alston, Cumberland — — Fluorspar. .
Holmside Witherite Lanchester N.C.B. No 6 Area, Springfield House, Shotley Bridge 58 46 Witherite. .
Hope Level Crawleyside Beatson and Johnson, "The Dene", Stanhope, Bishop Auckland — — Iron Ore, Fluorspar. . (Discontinued 6/44).
New House St. John's Chapel J. and A. Bainbridge, Westgate Farm, Westgate, Bishop Auckland — — Fluorspar. .
Ramshaw Blanchland Blanchland Fluor Mines Ltd., 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield 5 11 Lead Ore, Fluorspar. .
Rigg St. John's Chapel J. and A. Bainbridge, Westgate Farm, Westgate, Bishop Auckland — — Fluorspar. .
Sedling Wearhead Weardale Lead Co., Ltd., Treshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham — — Lead Ore, Fluorspar. . (Discontinued 12/48).
Smithy Waldridge Fell Smithy Dene Quarry Co., Ltd., 4 Holmlands Park, Chester-le-Street 2 4 Barytes. .
Stanhope Burn Stanhope Fluorspar Ltd., Prudential Chambers, Oswestry, Salop 34 45 Fluorspar. .
Stotsfield Burn Rookhope Weardale Lead Co., Ltd., Treshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham 67 21 Lead Ore, Fluorspar. .
West Rigg Westgate J. and A. Bainbridge, Westgate Farm, Westgate, Bishop Auckland — — Fluorspar. .
Wolfcleugh Rookhope Weardale Lead Co., Ltd., Treshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham — — Lead Ore, Fluorspar. .

 

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