Consett Iron Company

Bought Chopwell Colliery in 1896 to secure coking and gas coal for its own iron and steel works, and sank its three numbered pits.

Successor to	Derwent Iron Company — The Consett Iron Company bought the Derwent Iron Company's works in 1864 (Wikipedia, Consett Iron Company).

Mines operated

Mine	Region	Years
Butsfield Quarry	County Durham	1920–1922
Butsfield Quarry	County Durham	?–?
Chopwell Colliery	Tyne and Wear	1896–1947
Crookhall Colliery	County Durham	?–1947
Delves Colliery	County Durham	?–?
Derwent Colliery	County Durham	?–1947
Eden Colliery	County Durham	1864–1947
Garesfield Colliery	Tyne and Wear	1889–1946
Iveston Colliery	County Durham	?–1892
Langley Park Colliery	County Durham	1873–1947
Medomsley Colliery	County Durham	?–1947
Sunniside Colliery	County Durham	?–?
Tin Mill Colliery	County Durham	?–1910
Whittonstall Drift	Northumberland	1907–1946

Record created: 27 August 2026 · Last researched: 27 August 2026