MineArchiveMines in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire's lead-mining landscape is concentrated in the Yorkshire Dales, where Grassington Moor was worked intensively under the Duke of Devonshire's mineral agents through the 19th century; its smelt-mill flue, nearly 1,600 metres long and built to recover lead lost in waste gases, remains one of the most striking industrial remains anywhere in the Dales.
Part of Yorkshire.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Aislaby Quarry | By the 11th century–Still active | Sandstone |
| Arcow Quarry | 18th century–Still active | Sandstone |
| Arkendale Mine | From 1882–1905 | Lead |
| Arn Gill Mine | 1751–1920 | Lead |
| Aysdalegate Mine | From 1863–1880 | Ironstone |
| Beever Mine | By 1826–Late 19th century | Lead |
| Beezy Mine | Before 1765–Before 1861 (still listed 1863-74) | Lead |
| Beldi Hill Mine | early 1700s–1883 | Lead |
| Belman Bank Alum Works | c. 1605–Late 18th century | Alum |
| Belmont Mine | 1853 (lease)–1921 (production) | Ironstone |
| Birkdale Common Mine | to By 1912 | Lead |
| Blakethwaite Mine | 1819 (mine)–1878 | Lead |
| Bolton Parks Lead Mine | From January 1849–1871 | Lead |
| Boosbeck Mine | 1872 (sinking)–1887 | Ironstone |
| Booze Mine | 1872–late 19th century (lead) | Lead, Slate |
| Boulby Alum Quarries | 1650s–1871 | Alum |
| Boulby Mine | 1970s–Still active | Potash, Salt, Polyhalite |
| Bowes Cross Mine | from Working by 1888 | Lead |
| Buckden Gavel Mine | 1803 or 1804–By the 1880s | Lead |
| Burtersett Flag Stone Mine | From 1882–1929 | Flagstone, Sandstone |
| CB Mine | 1654–1883 (CB Mining Company) | Lead |
| Carlin How Mine | 1873–1924 | Ironstone |
| Chaloner Ironstone Mine | 1853–12 August 1939 | Ironstone |
| Cleasby Mines | 1907–1914 | Lead |
| Cliff Mine | 1860–1887 (abandoned) | Ironstone |
| Cliff Rigg Quarry | By late 17th century–About 1918 | Whinstone |
| Cobscar Mill | 1762–c. 1830 | Lead, Zinc |
| Coldstones Quarry | from around 1800 | Limestone, Lead |
| Commondale Quarry | 1860–1947 | Brick Clay, Fireclay, Ganister |
| Cononley Mine | 1842–1881 (baryte recovery to 1958) | Lead, Barite |
| Crackpot Moor Mine | Worked from the early 18th century–Late 19th century | Lead |
| Cragg End Flag Stone Mine | from 1888 | Flagstone |
| Cragg's Hall Mine | 1871–1893 | Ironstone |
| Dry Rigg Quarry | 1938–Still active | Sandstone |
| Egton Quarry | from Working by 1914 | Whinstone |
| Eston Ironstone Mines | From August 1850–September 1949 | Iron |
| Faggergill Mine | By 1521–1914 | Lead |
| Foredale Quarry | from 1878 | Limestone |
| Fountains Fell Colliery | About 1807–About 1860 | Coal |
| Frankland Fold Mine | 1735–1853 | Lead |
| Fremington Edge Quarry | By 1905–1950 | Chert |
| Gascoigne Wood Mine | 1983–2004 | Coal |
| Glaisdale Ironstone Mine | Mid-1860s–1876 | Ironstone |
| Goathland Whinstone Mine | From 1894–1930 | Whinstone |
| Goldsborough Ironstone Mine | About 1910–1915 | Ironstone |
| Grassington Moor Mines | 16th century–1880 | Lead, Barite, Fluorspar |
| Great Sleddale Mine | from c. 1908 | Copper |
| Greenhow Mines | Roman–c. 1900 | Lead, Fluorspar |
| Grinkle Mine | 1875–1930 (site abandoned 1934) | Iron |
| Grinton Smelt Mill | c. 1727–1886-95 (sources differ) | Lead |
| Grosmont Ironstone Mines | 1836–1891/92 | Iron |
| Hungry Chert Quarries | 1932–Early 1950s | Chert |
| Huntcliffe Mine | 1871–22 September 1906 | Ironstone |
| Hurst Mines | By late 16th century–1890 (brief 1938 rework at Prys Mine) | Lead, Barite, Fluorspar |
| Keld Heads Mine | From the 12th century–c.1884 (closure) | Lead, Silver |
| Kellingley Colliery | 1965–18 December 2015 | Coal |
| Kettleness Alum Works | From around 1727–1861 | Alum |
| Kilton Mine | 1875 (sinking from 1873)–2 February 1963 | Iron |
| Kirkleatham Ironstone Mine | 1872–31 December 1886 | Ironstone |
| Langbaurgh Whinstone Mine | From 1882–1950 | Whinstone |
| Loftus Mine | 1859–1958 | Iron |
| Longacres Mine | 1865 (lease)–1954 | Ironstone |
| Lover Gill Mine | from c. 1730 | Lead |
| Lumpsey Mine | from 1880 or 1882 (sources differ) | Ironstone |
| Marrick Lead Mines | At least the Norman period–19th century | Lead |
| Meal Bank Quarry | By early 19th century–1909 | Limestone |
| Merrybent Copper Mine | c. 1856–After 1925 | Copper, Lead |
| Middleton Tyas Copper Mine | From the 15th century–mid-18th century (exact date unrecorded) | Copper |
| Moulds Side Mine | At least 1285–From 1822 | Lead |
| New Ingleton Colliery | 1912 (sinking)–February 1936 | Coal |
| New Providence Lead Mine | 1820 (trial working)–1880 | Lead |
| North Selby Mine | January 1991–July 1997 | Coal |
| North Skelton Mine | 1865–17 January 1964 | Iron |
| Old Gang Mines | 18th century–1899-1903 | Lead |
| Peak Alum Works | 1640 (discovery)–1862 | Alum |
| Port Mulgrave Mine | 1856–1870s | Iron |
| Prosperous Lead Mine | 1781–1889 | Lead |
| Providence Mine | 1663–1874 | Lead |
| Punchard Gill Mine | By 1521–1927 | Lead, Coal |
| Red Scar Mine | 1862–1877 | Lead |
| Redmire Quarry | Before 1912–1992 | Limestone |
| Ribblehead Quarry | Late 1800s–1998 | Limestone |
| Riccall Mine | From June 1978 (sinking)–26 October 2004 | Coal |
| Roseberry Mine | 1870 (worked 1871-87, 1906-26)–1924 (machinery removed by 1931) | Iron |
| Rosedale Ironstone Mines | 1857 (west side)–1929 | Iron |
| Saltwick Nab Alum Quarries | 1649–1791 | Alum |
| Scotgate Ash Quarry | By 1351–1915 | Sandstone |
| Shaw Beck Gill Mine | — | Lead |
| Sil Howe Whinstone Mine | By 1899 (datestone)–By 1951 | Whinstone |
| Sir Francis Level (Lownathwaite Mine) | 1864–1882 | Lead |
| Skelton Park Pit | 1870–1938 | Iron |
| Slapewath Ironstone Mine | 1864–1906 | Ironstone |
| Slei Gill Mine | Before 1066–Late 19th century | Lead |
| South Skelton Mine | 1865 (lease)–1954 | Ironstone |
| Spa Mine | 1864–1886 (lease ran to 1904) | Ironstone |
| Spa Wood Mine | 1853 (lease)–1930 | Ironstone |
| Stags Fell Quarries | By 1854–1930s | Sandstone, Flagstone |
| Stanghow Mine | 1871 (sinking)–1921 | Ironstone |
| Stillingfleet Mine | January 1988–30 July 2004 | Coal |
| Stockdale Colliery | 1910–1931 (abandoned April 1932) | Coal |
| Stony Grooves Mine | 13th century–1889 | Lead, Barite |
| Sun Hush Mine | from Working by 1888 | Lead |
| Surrender Mine | before 1720–1880 | Lead |
| Swinden Quarry | 1899–Still active | Limestone |
| Swinnergill Mine | Late 1740s–Mid-1830s | Lead |
| Tan Hill Colliery | By the 13th century (first dated record 1384)–1935 or 1938 (sources differ) | Coal |
| Upleatham Ironstone Mine | 1851–1923/24 | Iron |
| Warren Moor Mine | 1866–1874 | Iron |
| Waterfall Mine | 1880 or 1892–1901 | Ironstone |
| Wensley Quarry | 1947–Still active | Limestone |
| West Stonesdale Mine | From 1850–1861 | Lead |
| Wetshaw Mine | — | Lead |
| Whaw Mine | At least the medieval period–By 1912 | Lead |
| Whitby Jet Workings | 1840–1920 | Jet |
| Whitemoor Mine | January 1988–May 1998 | Coal |
| Whiteside Mine | from Working by 1888 | Lead |
| William Gill Colliery | from By 1804 | Coal |
| Wilson Wood Colliery | 1853 (sinking)–1866 (flooded) | Coal |
| Winterings Mine | before late 16th century (bale-hill smelting evidence)–By 1912 | Lead |
| Wistow Mine | June 1983–13 May 2004 | Coal |
| Woodsmith Mine | from From 2017 | Polyhalite |