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Harehope Gill (Lead Ore)
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| Location: | Frosterley 15½ miles [25 km] WSW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92, OL31) NZ032353, 54° 42' 46" N, 1° 56' 59" W |
| Maps: |  1952 map Lead mines of the Northern Dales |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 10 Jul 1891 |
| Owners: | 1880's - Harehope Gill Mining Co. |
| 1880's - Wolsingham Lead Co. | |
| 1900's - Harehope Mining & Quarrying Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Lead Ore. |
| 1884 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1888 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1890 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1902 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1908 - Lead Ore. | |
| Employment: | 1902 - 0 [Standing] |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Harehope Gill (Lead Ore) |
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| Notes: | 1887 - Abandoned |
1891, 10 Jul - Given up after several years ineffectual attempt to make a profit |
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1891, Jul 10 - Mine given up after several years ineffectual attempt to make a profit |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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Names of those killed at this colliery
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Harehope Gill (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Harehope Gill (Lead Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 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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