Operators
Companies and organisations that worked published mines, where that history is known.
71 operators beginning with R, of 1903.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Regions | Commodities |
|---|
| R. A. Heslop |
1 |
from 1844 |
County Durham |
Coal, Fireclay, Witherite |
| R. and J. Durie |
1 |
|
East Lothian |
Coal |
| R. C. Clarke of Noblethorpe |
1 |
|
South Yorkshire |
Coal |
| R. Forrester and Co., Ltd. |
1 |
1900–1947 |
West Lothian |
Coal |
| R. Foster and Co. |
1 |
1860–1869 |
Tyne and Wear |
Coal |
| R. Holliday & Sons Ltd |
1 |
to 1947 |
West Yorkshire |
Coal, Ironstone |
| R. Thomas and Co. |
1 |
from 1880 |
Gloucestershire |
Coal |
| R. W. Raine |
1 |
1911–1920 |
County Durham |
Lead |
| R. Wilson & Co. |
1 |
from 1880 |
Cumbria |
Coal |
| R.T. Griffiths |
1 |
1878–1884 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
Coal |
| Raisby Hill Limestone Co. Ltd |
1 |
|
County Durham |
Limestone |
| Ralph Allen |
1 |
|
Somerset |
Limestone |
| Ray Wright |
1 |
1968–2015 |
Gloucestershire |
Iron, Ochre |
| Red Gill Mining Company |
1 |
1861–1871 |
Cumbria |
Copper, Lead |
| Redheugh Colliery Ltd. |
1 |
1910–1927 |
Tyne and Wear |
Coal |
| Redland |
1 |
1960–1997 |
Leicestershire |
Granite |
| Reginald J. Blewitt |
1 |
1837–1852 |
Torfaen |
Coal, Fireclay |
| Rhodes and Dalby |
1 |
from 1863 |
West Yorkshire |
Coal |
| Rhodesian Mines Trust Ltd |
1 |
1939–1945 |
Cornwall |
Arsenic, Copper, Silver |
| Rhondda Mountain Steam Coal Company |
1 |
1876–1882 |
Neath Port Talbot |
Coal |
| Rhos Colliery Company |
1 |
from 1908 |
Carmarthenshire |
Coal |
| Rhosydd Slate Company |
1 |
1853–1873 |
Gwynedd |
Slate |
| Rhymney Iron Company |
1 |
1868–1919 |
Caerphilly |
Coal |
| Rhys and Richards |
1 |
to 1870 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf |
Coal |
| Ribblesdale Lime and Flag Quarry Co Ltd |
1 |
from 1882 |
North Yorkshire |
Limestone |
| Richard Bagshawe |
1 |
to 1856 |
Derbyshire |
Barite, Calcite, Fluorspar |
| Richard Barrow |
1 |
1841–1864 |
Derbyshire |
Coal |
| Richard Blakemore |
1 |
1805–1837 |
Cardiff |
Iron, Ochre |
| Richard Evans and Co |
3 |
1830–1947 |
Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
Coal |
| Richard Graves |
1 |
from 1880 |
Cumbria |
Coal, Fireclay, Ganister |
| Richard Metcalf |
1 |
1882–1900 |
North Yorkshire |
Flagstone, Sandstone |
| Richard Tapsell |
1 |
1752–1765 |
Kent |
Iron |
| Richard Thomas and Baldwins Ltd |
1 |
1945–1966 |
Northamptonshire |
Iron |
| Richard Thomas and Company |
1 |
1935–1945 |
Northamptonshire |
Iron |
| Richard Tilden Smith |
1 |
1926–1937 |
Kent |
Coal |
| Richard Trevithick |
1 |
1796 |
Cornwall |
Copper, Tin |
| Rio Tinto Zinc |
2 |
1962–1991 |
Cornwall, Renfrewshire |
Arsenic, Barite, Copper |
| Risca Iron and Coal Company |
1 |
1840–1860 |
Caerphilly |
Coal |
| Risehow Colliery, Coking & By-Product Co. Ltd |
1 |
1919–1947 |
Cumbria |
Coal |
| RJB Mining |
1 |
1994–1997 |
Leicestershire |
Coal |
| RJB Mining / UK Coal |
1 |
1994–2015 |
Nottinghamshire |
Coal |
| Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd. |
1 |
from 1937 |
Somerset |
Limestone |
| Robert Clive |
1 |
1756–1780 |
Ceredigion |
Copper, Lead, Silver |
| Robert de Barton |
1 |
from 1331 |
Cumbria |
Copper, Lead, Silver |
| Robert Gill and John Harris |
1 |
1854–1867 |
Gwynedd |
Slate |
| Robert Heath and Sons |
1 |
1857–1920 |
Staffordshire |
Coal, Ironstone |
| Robert How Ashton |
1 |
1856–1869 |
Derbyshire |
Barite, Calcite, Fluorspar |
| Robert Mushet |
1 |
from 1850 |
Ceredigion |
Copper, Lead |
| Robert Wilson |
1 |
1921–1930 |
North Yorkshire |
Copper, Lead |
| Robert Wilson & Son |
1 |
1828–1860 |
Falkirk |
Coal |
| Robert Woodley |
1 |
|
Cumbria |
Iron |
| Roberts & Co. |
1 |
1862–1863 |
Gwynedd |
Gold, Silver |
| Robinson, Owen and Jones |
1 |
1851–1853 |
Gwynedd |
Slate |
| Roman Deep Ltd |
1 |
1930–1938 |
Carmarthenshire |
Gold |
| Roman Gravels Company Ltd |
1 |
1870–1895 |
Shropshire |
Lead |
| Rookhope Valley Mining Co. |
2 |
1863–1903 |
County Durham |
Lead, Fluorspar, Silver |
| Roscow and Ward |
1 |
|
Greater Manchester |
Cannel Coal, Coal |
| Rose Bridge Colliery Co. Ltd |
1 |
to 1941 |
Greater Manchester |
Coal |
| Rosedale and Ferryhill Iron Company |
1 |
1867–1879 |
County Durham |
Coal |
| Rosedale Ironstone Mining Company |
1 |
from 1861 |
North Yorkshire |
Iron |
| Rossington Main Colliery Co. Ltd |
1 |
1912–1927 |
South Yorkshire |
Coal |
| Rother Vale Colliery Company |
3 |
1875–1947 |
South Yorkshire |
Coal |
| Roundwood Colliery Company |
1 |
1896–1899 |
South Yorkshire |
Coal |
| Rowatt & Yooll |
1 |
1866–1879 |
Fife |
Oil Shale |
| Rowland Winn |
1 |
1859–1893 |
Lincolnshire |
Iron |
| Royal Air Force |
1 |
1937–1966 |
Staffordshire |
Gypsum |
| Royal Plynlimon Mining Company |
1 |
1867–1870 |
Ceredigion |
Lead |
| Ruabon Coal & Coke Co. Ltd |
1 |
1905–1946 |
Wrexham |
Coal |
| Ruabon Coal Company |
1 |
from 1863 |
Wrexham |
Coal |
| Russell and Co. |
1 |
1856–1866 |
Falkirk |
Coal, Ironstone |
| Ryan Mining Ltd |
2 |
1989–1995 |
Neath Port Talbot |
Coal |
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