Lead mines in Cumbria

Commodity: Lead · Region: Cumbria

MineWorkedCommodities
Augill Mine By 1843–1896 Lead
Barrow Mine By the 1680s–1889 Lead, Silver, Zinc
Bentyfield Mine 19th century–By 1882 Lead
Blagill Mine 1859–1895 Lead, Barytocalcite
Brandelhow Mine By 1560s–early 1891 Lead, Copper, Silver, Graphite
Brandy Gill Mine 1852 (uncertain)–1877 Lead, Copper
Brownley Hill Mine worked from the early 1700s–1966 Lead, Silver, Zinc
Cabbish Mine From 1859–1930 Barite, Lead
Caplecleugh Mine 1754–1914 (further stoping to 1918) Lead, Zinc
Carrock Fell Mine 1854–1981 Tungsten, Copper, Arsenic, Lead
Carrs Mine By 1679–Early 1940s Lead, Zinc
Cash Well Mine Before 1800–c. 1921 Lead
Castlenook Mine 1860–1918 Lead
Crook Burn Mine By 1888–By 1902 Lead
Dowgang Mine By 1773–By 1902 Lead, Zinc
Dowpot Syke and Guttergill Mine By 1735, possibly earlier–1892 Lead
Driggith Mine 17th or 18th century–1940s Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Barite
Dry Gill Mine 1846–1869 Lead, Barite, Manganese
Eagle Crag Mine By 1784–1876 Lead, Zinc
Flinty Fell Lead Rakes Later Norman–Early 19th century Lead
Force Crag Mine 1839–1990 Lead, Zinc, Barite, Silver
Goldscope Mine 1564–late 19th century Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
Greenhead Gill Mine c. 1564–1573 Lead
Greenside Mine 1825–1962 Lead, Silver
Hardshins Lead Mine By 1870s–May 1890 Lead
Hartsop Hall Mine By 1684–1942 Lead, Silver
Hilton and Scordale Mines By the 18th century–After 1919 Lead, Barite, Fluorspar, Witherite
Holyfield Mine from By 1828 Lead
Hudgill Burn Mine By 1804–1870 Lead, Zinc
Longcleugh Mine From 1751–1882-1960 Lead
Middlecleugh Mine After 1758–By 1920 Lead, Zinc
Myers Head Mine c. 1866–Late 1870s Lead, Zinc
Nent Force Level 1776–c.1810 Lead
Nenthead Mines 1737–1961 Lead, Silver, Zinc
Nentsberry Haggs Mine 19th century–1938 Lead, Zinc, Witherite
Nentsbury Mine to 108 Lead, Zinc
Rampgill Mine 1690 (Rampgill Vein discovered)–1949 Lead, Zinc
Red Gill Mine from 19th century Lead, Copper
Rodderup Fell Mine From about 1800–1948 Lead, Fluorspar
Roughton Gill Mine 12th century (earliest possible)–17th century Copper, Silver, Zinc, Barite, Lead
Sandbed Mine 18th century–1966 Lead, Copper, Zinc
Silver Gill Mine 1020-1200–Late Elizabethan period Lead, Copper, Silver
Silverband Mine From the 19th century–1960s (closure) Barite, Lead
Smallcleugh Mine c.1770–c.1900 Lead, Zinc
Thornthwaite Mine 1780s–Around 1920-21 Lead, Zinc
Threlkeld Quarry and Mine 1870–1982 Granite, Lead, Zinc, Barite
Tilberthwaite worked from the late 16th/early 17th century (Elizabethan)–1942 (copper) Copper, Lead, Slate
Tynehead Mine 1854–1873 Lead, Copper
Upper Slatesike Mine Before 1778–Early 19th century Lead
Whitesike Mine By 1848–After 1882 Lead
Wythburn Mine 1839–1880 Lead
Yewthwaite Mine 1849–1893 Lead, Zinc

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