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Hardshins Mining Company Limited

A Newcastle upon Tyne company that worked the Hardshins lead mine on the Westmorland escarpment in the 1880s, with Thomas Potts as manager in 1888, and gave it up as unprofitable in May 1890.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Hardshins Lead Mine Cumbria ?–1890

Record created: 12 September 2026 · Last researched: 12 September 2026

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