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  Abandoned Mines Abandoned Mines  

1893 Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines for County Durham

Plan
No.		 Mine Parish Post Town Mineral Date Received Remarks
2,395 ADELAIDE St. Andrew Auckland Bishop Auckland Coal. Brockwell 16 Dec 1889 Coal worked out
2,353 Axwell Whickham Whickham R.S.O., Co. Durham Coal. Cannel, Top Busty, Bottom Busty, Brockwell 31 Dec 1887
2,773 Beechburn, Abbots Close Pit Beechburn Crook Coal. Ballarat 05 Sep 1892 Mineral exhausted
2,480 BROOMSIDE, Belmont, Lady Adelaide Pittington Durham Coal. Hutton 05 Sep 1890 Coal exhausted
2,480 BROOMSIDE, Belmont, Lady Adelaide Pittington Durham Coal. Low Main 05 Sep 1890 Coal exhausted
2,557 Gordon House (Fell Drift) Cockfield Darlington Coal. Five Quarter 01 Jul 1891 Coal exhausted
2,631 HAREHOPE GILL Wolsingham Lead & Ganister. 16 Oct 1891 Given up after several years ineffectual attempt to make a profit
2,728 Healeyfield Muggleswick Castle Side, Blackhill Lead Ore. 17 Jun 1892
2,568 Pittington, Londonderry Pit Pittington Durham Coal. Main, Low Main, Five Quarter 11 Jun 1891 Mineral exhausted
2,823 WOODLAND, Cust Barn & Foul Syke Royalties Woodland Coal. Brockwell 06 Jan 1893 Coal 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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