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Rotherhope Fell (Lead Ore)
also known as Rodderup Fell (Lead Ore)
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| Location: | Rotherhope Fell 2½ miles [4 km] SSW of Alston |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 86, 87, OL31) NY701428, 54° 46' 45" N, 2° 27' 54" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| Pits: | Shaft details for Rotherhope Fell (Lead Ore) |
| Owners: | 1890's - Rodderup Fell Lead Mining Co. |
| 1900's - Vieille Montagne Zinc Co. | |
| 1950's - Anglo Austral Mines Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Lead Ore. |
| 1888 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1890 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1896 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1902 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1914 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1921 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1923 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1924 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1925 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1927 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1929 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1930 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1945 - Fluorspar, Lead Ore, Limestone. | |
| 1950 - Fluorspar, Lead Ore. | |
| Detailed Mineral Statistics for Rotherhope Fell (Lead Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1896 - 16 (8 below, 8 surface) |
| 1902 - 23 (18 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1914 - 43 (29 below, 14 surface) | |
| 1921 - 18 (14 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1923 - 32 (23 below, 9 surface) | |
| 1924 - 43 (26 below, 17 surface) | |
| 1925 - 45 (25 below, 20 surface) | |
| 1927 - 85 (44 below, 41 surface) | |
| 1929 - 88 (45 below, 43 surface) | |
| 1930 - 63 (38 below, 25 surface) [Closed down 12/30] | |
| 1945 - 17 (8 below, 9 surface) | |
| 1950 - 2 | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Rotherhope Fell (Lead Ore) |
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| Notes: | 1930 - Operations on a large scale ceased, pumps kept going |
1934, Nov - Mine closed |
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1935, Oct - Mine reopened |
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| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Rotherhope Fell (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
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Rotherhope Fell (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Rotherhope Fell (Lead Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 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
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1924 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
- 1927 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
- 1945 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
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