Tynehead Lead Mining Company

Formed by local businessmen in 1854-55 to work Sir John's Vein and the Great Sulphur Vein at Tynehead; despite a decade of driving and thousands of pounds spent, it never cut a payable lode and was liquidated in 1873.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Tynehead Mine Cumbria 1854–1873

Record created: 1 September 2026 · Last researched: 1 September 2026

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