Sandwith Mine (Anhydrite)
| Location: |
Whitehaven
2½ miles [4 km] SSW of Whitehaven
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 89) NX964150, 54° 31' 10" N, 3° 36' 3" W |
| Opened: |
1952 |
| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1950's - Solway Chemicals Ltd. |
| Output: |
1979 - Anhydrite. |
|
1980 - Anhydrite. |
|
1983 - Anhydrite. |
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 Sandwith Mine (Anhydrite)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Sandwith Mine (Anhydrite)
Credits
Sources:
- 1979 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1983 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Related Links:
| On this site |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section of Sandwith Mine |
| | Article from Mine & Quarry Engineering (October 1956) regarding the Sandwith Anhydrite Mine |
| | Article from Mine & Quarry Engineering (November 1956) regarding the Sandwith Anhydrite Mine |
