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Force Crag (Barytes)
| Location: |
Force Crag, nr Braithwaite
14 miles [23 km] E of Whitehaven
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 89, 90, OL04) NY199217, 54° 35' 2" N, 3° 14' 22" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1900's - Cumberland Mines Ltd. |
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1910's - Coldedale Syndicate Ltd. |
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1920's - Braithwaite Mines Ltd. |
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1920's - Metal Traders Ltd. |
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1920's - M. Newbould & Partners Ltd. |
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1930's - Derwent Fells Mineral Estate Ltd. |
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1940's - Force Crag Mine Ltd. |
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1940's - B. Laporte Ltd. |
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1950's - Laporte Chemicals Ltd. |
| Output: |
1908 - Barytes, Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. |
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1914 - Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. |
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1921 - Barytes, Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. |
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1925 - Zinc Ore. |
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1929 - Barytes. |
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1930 - Barytes. |
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1934 - Barytes. |
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1935 - Barytes. |
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1944 - Barytes. |
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1945 - Barytes. |
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1948 - Barytes. |
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1950 - Barytes. |
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1983 - Barytes. |
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 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Force Crag (Barytes) |
| Employment: |
1908 - 50 (24 below, 26 surface) |
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1914 - 34 (20 below, 14 surface) |
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1921 - 5 (3 below, 2 surface) |
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1925 - 24 (3 below, 21 surface) |
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1929 - 11 (6 below, 5 surface) |
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1930 - 7 (5 below, 2 surface) [Developing] |
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1934 - 0 [Operations suspended 1933] |
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1935 - 0 [Operations suspended 1933] |
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1944 - 74 (40 below, 34 surface) |
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1945 - 37 (21 below, 16 surface) |
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1948 - 11 (7 below, 4 surface) |
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 Force Crag (Barytes)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Force Crag (Barytes)
Credits
Sources:
- 1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1914 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
- 1925 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
- 1934 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
- 1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1983 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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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