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Foxdale (Lead Ore)
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| Location: | Foxdale 6 miles [10 km] WNW of Douglas |
| Map Ref: | SC288780, 54° 10' 10" N, 4° 37' 20" W |
| Maps: |  1870 map [www.old-maps.co.uk] |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 10 Oct 1911 |
| Owners: | 1890's - Isle of Man Mining Co. Ltd. |
| Output: | 1896 - Lead Ore. |
| 1902 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1908 - Lead Ore. | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Foxdale (Lead Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1881 - 472 (272 below, 200 surface) |
| 1884 - Foxdale - 447 (265 below, 182 surface) | |
| 1890 - 446 (253 below, 193 surface) | |
| 1896 - 403 (256 below, 147 surface) | |
| 1902 - 326 (200 below, 126 surface) | |
| 1908 - 242 (149 below, 93 surface) | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Foxdale (Lead Ore) |
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| Notes: | 1912 - Abandoned |
| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Foxdale (Lead Ore) |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Cain, William M., 13 Jul 1894, aged 36, Shaft sinker, fall of a bucket (kibble), which became detached from the spring-hook at the end of the winding rope | ||||||
Davies, Walter, 13 May 1893, 10:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 30, Miner, He was standing on a platform in the shaft, and was endeavouring to unscrew a nut with a spanner; the spanner appears to have slipped, and the man fell with it down the part of the shaft used for the capstan rope; the pitman in charge admitted that it was through his neglect that the shaft was not covered over in such a manner to prevent such an accident | ||||||
Kelly, Frederick, 05 Jun 1896, aged 28, Carpenter, He inadvertently put his head over the fence of a shaft, near which he was at work, and was struck by the descending skip. Killed on the spot | ||||||
Kelly, William, 17 Mar 1899, aged 69, Miner, a stone which fell unexpectedly from a place well within his reach struck him and caused him to fall down a "ore-pass" to a depth of 16 feet; instantly killed | ||||||
Taggart, Thomas, 21 Mar 1905, aged 55, Miner [More information ...] | ||||||
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If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Foxdale (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Foxdale (Lead Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), North Wales & I.O.M. District (No. 9) , by C. Le Neve Foster, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450)
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910)
- 1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
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