MineArchiveMines in South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire's mineral claim to fame is a mineral most people have never heard of. The Triassic ground around Yate and Chipping Sodbury held the largest and purest concentration of celestine in the world, and for the better part of a century almost all the strontium used anywhere on earth came out of these fields — dug at first by farm labourers with picks in the slack season.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Coalpit Heath Colliery | Early 1850s–1949 | Coal |
| Cromhall Quarry | 1840–1998 | Limestone |
| Shortwood Colliery | Probably late 18th century–1936 | Coal |
| Tytherington Quarry | 1872–Still active | Limestone |
| Wick Ochre Mines | 1892–1970 | Ochre |
| Yate Celestine Mines | 1880s–1994 | Celestine |
Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026