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Baron Mountjoy

One of the Elizabethan projectors who tried to establish an English alum industry, experimenting on the Isle of Wight and near Poole. Like every other attempt of the period his failed, for the simple reason that the mineral he was looking for is not naturally present in Britain.

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MineRegionYears
Alum Bay Sand and Copperas Workings Isle of Wight 1561–1600

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026

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