MineArchiveMines in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire's mining is essentially the story of the Forest of Dean's Free Miners, whose ancient birthright — recognised by Royal Charter and still exercised today — entitles any man born and resident in the Hundred of St Briavels to dig for minerals within the forest after working a year and a day underground. Iron ore and ochre pigment have been extracted here since the Bronze Age, and Clearwell Caves remains Britain's last working ochre mine.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Hill Colliery | By 1841–1935 | Coal |
| All Profit Colliery | 1842–After 1880 | Coal |
| Brandy Bottom Colliery | Early 1800s–1936 | Coal |
| Brookall Ditches Colliery | By 1840–After 1880 | Coal |
| Cannop Colliery | From 1906 (sinking)–1960 | Coal |
| Clearwell Caves | from Bronze Age | Iron, Ochre |
| Cross Knave Colliery | By 1835–After 1910 | Coal |
| Dark Hill Colliery | By 1813–c. 1914 | Coal |
| Dog Delf Colliery | 1872–1899 (gale forfeited) | Coal |
| Foxes Bridge Colliery | 1855–10 August 1930 | Coal |
| Gentlemen Colliers | By 1735–c. 1900 | Coal |
| Haywood Colliery | 1841–1888 | Coal |
| Hopewell Colliery | from 1822 | Coal |
| Mayshill Colliery | Before 1832–By 1949 | Coal |
| New Fancy Colliery | From early 1800s–August 1944 | Coal |
| Nibley Colliery | Before 1832–By 1949 | Coal |
| Northern United Colliery | From July 1932–25 December 1965 | Coal |
| Ram Hill Colliery | 1828–1860 | Coal |
| Serridge Pit | c.1785–after 1845 | Coal |
| Speedwell Newbridge Colliery | 1730s–1897 | Coal |
| Whitecliff Ironworks | 1798-1801–By 1816 (production) | Iron |