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Welcome to the Durham Mining Museum website. All the available information is shown in the categories and menu options shown on the left of each web page. If you are a regular visitor to the site then please check the What's new page to see what has changed since your last visit.

This site covers mining in the Northern part of England i.e. County Durham (DUR), Northumberland (NBL), Cumberland (CUL), Westmorland (WES) and the Ironstone mines of North Yorkshire (NRY). For information on mining in other areas of the country there may be a site listed in our Links section.

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Northern England - covered by this web site
Date			Colliery	Cnty	Cause	Lives	Sufferers
02	Mar	1860	Burradon	NBL	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and deficient ventilation	76	Names
02	Mar	1885	Usworth	DUR	Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing	42	Names
06	Mar	1863	Coxlodge	NBL	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked lights	22	Names
17	Mar	1767	Fatfield	DUR	Explosion	39	Names
18	Mar	1766	Walker	NBL		10	Names
28	Mar	1806	Killingworth	NBL	Explosion	10	Names
30	Mar	1925	Montagu, Scotswood	NBL	Inrush of water from old Paradise Pit	38	Names
Rest of UK - not on this site
1	Mar	1927	Bilsthorpe	NTT	Shaft accident, cause uncertain, but probably collapse of water pipes	14	Names
1	Mar	1927	Marine	MON	Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by either safety lamp or of stones falling on stones	52	Names
10	Mar	1905	Cambrian	GLA	Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp	33	Names
10	Mar	1890	Morfa	GLA	Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing	87	Names
10	Mar	1809	Mostyn	WLS		22	Names
10	Mar	1877	Weigfach	GLA	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
12	Mar	1853	Risca, Black Vein Pit	MON	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	10	Names
12	Mar	1878	Unity Brook	LAN	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	43	Names
13	Mar	1889	Brynmally, Pendwll Pit	DEN	Outburst of firedamp following roof-fall, ignition caused by naked light	20	Names
14	Mar	1788	Llansamlet	GLA	Explosion caused by naked lights	13	Names
15	Mar	1851	Nitshill, Victoria Pit	RFW	Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by lighted candle	61	Names
16	Mar	1841	Quarter, Hamilton	STI	Explosion of fire-damp	11	Names
18	Mar	1979	Golborne	LAN	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by sparking from electrical equipment	10	Names
2	Mar	1871	Victoria	MON	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
21	Mar	1940	Mossfield	STS	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion	11	Names
22	Mar	1962	Hapton Valley	LAN	Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition probably caused by either shot firing or frictional heat	16	Names
24	Mar	1853	Ince Hall, Arley Pit	LAN	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	58	Names
27	Mar	1878	Apedale	STS	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	23	Names
28	Mar	1872	Lovers Lane	LAN	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	27	Names
29	Mar	1848	Eagle's Bush	GLA	Explosion	20	Names
4	Mar	1908	Hamstead	WAR	Underground fire, caused by lighted candle	25	Names
4	Mar	1879	Stanley Pit	YKS	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	21	Names
5	Mar	1847	Ardsley Main	YKS	Explosion	73	Names
6	Mar	1849	Middle Patricroft, Ince Hall	LAN	Explosion	12	Names
8	Mar	1878	Barrwood	FIF	Explosion of gas	17	Names
8	Mar	1861	Blaengwawr	GLA	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	13	Names