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  Abandoned Mines Abandoned Mines  

1893 Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines for Cumberland

Plan
No.		 Mine Parish Post Town Mineral Date Received Remarks
2,886 Birkley Mother Pit Dearham Maryport Coal & Fireclay. No. 2 Seam 28 Mar 1893
2,902 Cleator, No. 11 Pit Cleator Cleator Iron Ore, hematite. 05 May 1893 Ore exhausted
2,986 Clintz Egremont Bigrigg, via Cornforth Iron Ore, hematite. 26 Sep 1893 Exhausted
2,774 Ellenborough Maryport Maryport Coal. Hamilton, Virgin, Rattler Band, Metal Band, Cannel, Ten Quarter 12 Sep 1892
2,921 Frizington, Highole Pit Arlecdon Whithaven Coal. Main Band 08 Jun 1893 Abandoned
2,913 Gutterley Egremont Whitehaven Iron Ore, hematite. 16 May 1893 Abandoned
2,941 Midgeholme Pit, Naworth Midgeholme Haltwhistle Coal. Midgeholme Well Syke, Three Quarters, Low Main, Yard 03 Aug 1893 Exhausted
2,965 Moss Bay, Woodend Mines, Nos. 3 & 5 Pits Egremont Bigrigg by Cornforth Iron Ore, hematite. 15 Aug 1893 Abandoned, exhausted
2,920 Winder Gill Arlecdon Whitehaven Iron Ore, hematite. 08 Jun 1893 Ore exhausted

The plans of abandoned mines are held by the Coal Authority (http://www.coal.gov.uk/) at the following address: The Coal Authority, 200 Lichfield Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4RG

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