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Knockmurton (Iron Ore) |
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Knockmurton (Iron Ore) |
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Knockmurton (Iron Ore)
| Location: |
Lamplugh
7½ miles [12 km] E of Whitehaven
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 89, OL04) NY091186, 54° 33' 16" N, 3° 24' 20" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
Jun 1914 |
| Owners: |
1880's - Wm. Baird & Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
| Iron: |
Year |
Qty |
Value of
the Ore at
the Mines |
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Tons |
£ |
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1908 |
28,950 |
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inc. Kelton |
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1909 |
27,160 |
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inc. Kelton |
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1910 |
20,830 |
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inc. Kelton |
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| Employment: |
1896 - 0 [Inc. in Kelton] |
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1902 - 141 (121 below, 20 surface) [Kelton & Knockmurton combined] |
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1914 - 0 [Abandoned 1914] |
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 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Knockmurton (Iron Ore) |
| Notes: |
1914 - 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 Knockmurton (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Knockmurton (Iron Ore)
Credits
Sources:
- 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.
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1902 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.
- Mineral Statistics for 1908 (Cd 4937), from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- Mineral Statistics for 1909 (Cd 5413), from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- Mineral Statistics for 1910 (Cd 5977), from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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