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Micklam Colliery
(See also Harrington No. 5)
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| Location: | Lowca, nr. Whitehaven |
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| Pits: | No. 5 Pit, locn: (Sheet 89) NX985218 (See also Harrington Colliery) |
| Owners: | ???? - United Steel Co Ltd. |
| Output: | 1950 - Coal: Manufacturing. Mainly fireclay, clay. Fireclay. Clay. |
| 1958 - Fireclay. | |
| 1960 - Fireclay. | |
| 1966 - Fireclay. | |
| 1968 - Fireclay. | |
| 1970 - Fireclay. | |
| 1972 - Fireclay. | |
| 1979 - No. 5 - Fireclay. | |
| 1980 - No. 5 - Fireclay. | |
| 1981 - No. 5 - Fireclay. | |
| Employment: | 1950 - 46 (37 below, 9 surface) |
| 1958 - 30 (25 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1960 - 30 (25 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1966 - 24 (19 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1968 - 25 (19 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1970 - 25 (19 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1972 - 25 (19 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1979 - No. 5 - 22 (18 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1980 - No. 5 - 22 (18 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1981 - No. 5 - 19 (15 below, 4 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1950 - Firelcay, Micklam |
| 1958 - Micklam Fireclay | |
| 1960 - Micklam Fireclay | |
| 1966 - Micklam Fireclay | |
| 1968 - Micklam Fireclay | |
| 1970 - Micklam Fireclay | |
| 1972 - Micklam Fireclay | |
| 1979 - No. 5 - Micklam Fireclay | |
| 1980 - No. 5 - Micklam Fireclay | |
| 1981 - No. 5 - Micklam Fireclay |
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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
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1966 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1968 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1972 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1979 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1981 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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