MineArchiveMines in Cheshire
Cheshire's principal mining site, Alderley Edge, was worked on and off for around 4,000 years — from Bronze Age copper extraction, through a Roman-era phase evidenced by a hoard of 4th-century coins found in one of its shafts, to a final industrial period mining copper, lead and cobalt that ended in the 1920s.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Mine | 1850 or 1852–13 March 1928 (flooded) | Salt |
| Alderley Edge Mines | Bronze Age–1926 | Copper, Lead, Cobalt |
| Anson Colliery | 1890–1926 | Coal |
| Baron's Quay Mine | to 19th century | Salt |
| Brynlow Mine | Bronze Age–19th century | Copper |
| Cobalt Mine | Probably early 19th century–By 1850s | Cobalt, Copper |
| Crystal Mine, Marston | c. 1850–By 1888 (last worked) | Salt |
| Danebower Colliery | c. 1780–1925 | Coal |
| Doc Mine | 19th century–1878 | Copper |
| Engine Vein | Bronze Age–1919 | Copper |
| Hough Hole Colliery | c. 1803–1925 | Coal |
| Hough Level | 1760s–1877 | Copper |
| Lion Salt Works | 1894–June 1986 | Salt |
| Marston Hall Mine | 1850–1851 (sunk)–1905 (last worked) | Salt |
| Marston Old Mine | c. 1775 or 1777–By 1908 (worked out) | Salt |
| Marston Pool Mine | 1846 or 1850–1929 (shafts sealed) | Salt |
| Neston Colliery | 1759/60–1855 | Coal |
| Neumann's Mine | 19th century–19th century | Salt |
| New Zealand Mine, Marston | c. 1828–By 1908 (flooded) | Salt |
| Pillar Mine | — | Copper |
| Poynton Collieries | By 1600–30 August 1935 | Coal |
| Saddlebole Mine | from Documented from 1693 | Copper, Cobalt |
| Twin Shafts | — | Copper |
| West Mine | Possibly pre-1857–1923 | Copper |
| Winsford Rock Salt Mine | 1844–Still active | Salt |
| Wood Mine | 1857–1877 (closure) | Copper, Lead |