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Cambokeels (Fluorspar) |
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Cambokeels (Fluorspar) |
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Cambokeels (Fluorspar)
also known as Cambokiels
, Cammock Isle
, Crummock Isle
, Cumnock Isle (Fluorspar)
| Location: |
Westgate-in-Weardale
14½ miles [23 km] ESE of Alston
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 91, 92, OL31) NY935383, 54° 44' 22" N, 2° 6' 4" W |
| Maps: |
 1952 map Lead mines of the Northern Dales |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1900's - John Coultard & Son |
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1920's - W. Hird, Waistell & Co. Ltd. |
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1980's - Weardale Minerals Ltd. |
| Output: |
1908 - Fluorspar. |
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1921 - Fluorspar. |
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1923 - Fluorspar. |
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1924 - Fluorspar. |
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1925 - Fluorspar. |
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1927 - Fluorspar. |
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1929 - Fluorspar. |
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1930 - Fluorspar. |
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1935 - Fluorspar. |
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1936 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. |
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1938 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. |
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1979 - Fluorspar. |
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1980 - Fluorspar. |
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1983 - Fluorspar. |
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1984 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. |
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Detailed Mineral Statistics for Cambokeels (Fluorspar) |
| Employment: |
1908 - 6 (4 below, 2 surface) |
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1921 - 9 (7 below, 2 surface) |
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1923 - 10 (7 below, 3 surface) |
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1924 - 10 (7 below, 3 surface) |
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1925 - 12 (6 below, 6 surface) |
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1927 - 6 |
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1929 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) |
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1930 - 0 [Not worked in 1930] |
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1935 - 6 |
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1936 - 9 (8 below, 1 surface) |
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1938 - 0 [Abandoned] |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Cambokeels (Fluorspar) |
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1933, 28 Feb - Abandoned |
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1938, 24 Feb - Abandoned |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Cambokeels (Fluorspar)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Cambokeels (Fluorspar)
Credits
Sources:
- 1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1936 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1938 List of Mines
- 1979 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1983 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
Related Links:
None found
Further Reading:
- British Small Mines (North) by A. J. Booth, published in 2000 by Industrial Railway Society, ISBN 1 901556 15 8
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