Mines in Shropshire

Shropshire's lead mining centred on the Stiperstones hills, where Snailbeach was, in its Victorian heyday, one of the richest lead mines in Europe, its spoil heaps and engine houses still dominating the hillside above the village that takes its name.

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Mine	Worked	Commodities
Alveley Colliery	1935 (production 1938)–31 January 1969	Coal
Billingsley Colliery	1794–September 1921	Coal, Ironstone
Blists Hill Colliery	From 1770s–1941	Coal, Iron, Fireclay
Bog Mine	1730s–1924	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Barite
Burgham Mine	to 1893 (abandonment plan)	Lead, Zinc, Barite
Calcutts Colliery	c. 1588–c. 1900	Coal, Brick Clay
Catherton Colliery	Late 18th century–c. 1889	Coal
Clive Mine	17th century–1869	Copper, Barite, Cobalt, Manganese
Coalbrookdale Colliery	from 16th century	Coal, Iron
Cothercott Mine	1910–1928	Barite
Dark Lane Colliery	1850–c.1900 (pumping until 1911)	Coal, Ironstone
East Roman Gravels Mine	From 1770s–1883 (final operator liquidated)	Lead
Gatten Mine	c. 1887–1945	Barite
Grinshill Quarry	By the 12th century–Still active	Sandstone
Halesfield Pit	from 1930s (as an ironstone and coal mine)	Coal, Iron
Highley Colliery	1878–1940 (shaft kept for ventilation)	Coal
Huglith Mine	c. 1800–1945	Barite, Copper
Ifton Colliery	1912 (sinking begun)–22 November 1968	Coal
Jackfield Colliery	By 1869–c. 1940	Coal, Fireclay, Brick Clay
Kemberton Colliery	1864–1967 or 1968	Coal
Kinlet Colliery	From late 1890s–September 1937	Coal
Ladywell Mine	1830s–c. 1882	Lead
Lawn Colliery	c.1820–1906	Coal
Lloyds Mines Ironbridge	14th century–By early 20th century	Coal, Iron, Fireclay
Llwynymaen Colliery	1787–c.1840	Coal
Myttonsbeach Mine	from Working by the early 1860s	Lead
Pennerley Mine	By the 18th century–1884	Lead, Barite
Perkinsbeach Mine	1850s (lead)–1912	Lead, Barite
Potter's Pit	Working by 1879–By 1884	Lead
Pudley Hill Colliery	1829–By 1914	Coal, Ironstone
Quinta Colliery	c. 1850s–early 1900s	Coal
Roman Gravels Mine	possibly Roman (c. AD 120)–1895	Lead
Sallies Mine	to 1947	Barite
Snailbeach Mine	1781–1955	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Barite, Fluorspar
Springwell Pit, Dawley	to About 1880	Coal, Ironstone
Stafford Colliery, Priorslee	By 1884–After 1915	Coal, Ironstone
Tankerville Mine	From early 19th century–1911-13	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Barite
Titterstone Clee Quarries	Medieval–Still active	Whinstone, Coal
Trefarclawdd Colliery	c. 1780–90–1830s	Coal
Westcott Mine	from 1753	Copper, Barite
White Grit Mine	1678–c. 1870	Lead