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Smithy Dene Mine |
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Smithy Dene Mine |
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Smithy Dene Mine
| Location: |
Chester-le-Street
5 miles [8 km] NNW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ244499, 54° 50' 36" N, 1° 37' 12" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
May 1990 |
| Owners: |
???? - Smithy Dene Quarry Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1950 - Barytes. |
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1960 - Barytes. |
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1964 - Barytes. |
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1975 - Coal. |
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1980 - Coal. |
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1985 - Coal. |
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1990 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1991 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1950 - 6 (2 below, 4 surface) |
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1960 - 14 (8 below, 6 surface) |
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1964 - 15 (10 below, 5 surface) |
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1970 - 19 (16 below, 3 surface) |
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1975 - 9 (7 below, 2 surface) |
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1980 - 10 (8 below, 2 surface) |
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1985 - 8 (6 below, 2 surface) |
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1990 - 5 |
| Seams Worked: |
1960 - Five Quarter |
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1964 - Five Quarter |
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1970 - Main |
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1975 - Main |
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1980 - Main |
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1985 - Main "F" |
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1990 - Main, Yard |
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1991 - Main, Yard |
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 Smithy Dene Mine
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Smithy Dene Mine
Credits
Sources:
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1975 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1985/6 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1990 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1991 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Related Links:
| On this site |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section of Smithy Dene |
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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