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Metalliferous Mines

Derby, Northampton, Nottingham

Derby

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Bakewell Chert Ltd., Pretoria & Greefield Mines, Bakewell, Derbyshire	Pretoria	Bakewell		Chert	8	6
A Beck, Edge Rd., Matlock	King	Matlock		Flourspar	5	5
GA Beresford, Ridgeway, Ambergate, Derby	Ridge Rough	Ridgeway, Ambergate	Closed	Ganister	-	-
British Flourides Ltd., Calver, Sheffield ditto	Back Dale Red Rake & Northcliffe Drift	Hassop Northcliffe		Flourspar	-	32
Clay Cross Co. Ltd., Clay Cross, Chesterfield	Crich Cliffe (not worked in 1938)	Crich	JE Barker	ditto	-	-
ditto	Stars Wood	Ashover	ditto	Flouspar & calspar	7	8
Cupola Mining & Milling Co. Ltd., Eyam, Sheffield	Cupola Moistyn	Middleton Dale ditto	Wm. Robinson ditto	Barytes and flourspar	-	11
Derbyshire Lead Mines Ltd., 12 St. James St. Sheffield	Mawstone (Shining Gutter)	Youlgrave	Operations suspended	Lead ore & limestone	-	2
Derbyshire Mineral Mines Ltd., Harrington St., Derby	Slitherstone	Peak Forest		Barites & calcspar	8	10
E Glossop, Ridgeway, Ambergate, Derby	Ambergate Ganister No.1	Ambergate		Gamister	2	1
Gotham Co. Ltd., Bentink Buildings, Wheeler Gate, Nottingham	Aston No.1 (closed)	Chellaston	FW Anthony	Gypsum	-	-
H&C Hartshorne, Furness Hill Colliery, Crich, Matlock	Church Rake (Old End)	Crich		Flourspar	3	1
Hodkin & Jones Ltd., 515 Queens Rd., Sheffield	Outland Head White Spar	Bradwell ditto		Calcspar ditto	1	2
Hopton Mininmg Co. Ltd., Brassington	Bonsall Moor	Bonsall Moor	Closed	Flourspar	2	-
ditto	Glonconda	Hopton Top, Wirksworth	E Weightman	Barytes & lead ore	14	38
ditto	Hopping Pipe & Speedwell	matlock Bath		Flourspar and barytes	3	-
ditto	Wapping	ditto		Flourspar	6	1
Long Rake Spar Co Ltd., Youlgrave, Bakewell	Long Rake	Youlgrave		Calcspar & lead ore	18	23
Middleton Mining Co. Ltd., Middleton Estate Office, Bakewell	Arbor Low	Parsley Hey	DL Foxon	ditto	10	9
Mill Close Lead Mines Ltd., Mill Close Mine, Darley Dale, Matlock	Mill Close	South Darley, nr. Matlock		Lead & zinc ores, gravel and limestone	416	251
Old Gell Spar Mines Ltd., Ambergate	Old Gell	Godfrey Hole	Abandoned	Calcspar	1	1
Smiths Runners Ltd. Holme Bank Chert Mine, Bakewell	Holme Bank	Bakewell	RS Salt	Chert	20	9
WJ Smith 2 Huntsbridge, Matlock Green, Matlock	Bonsall Lees	Bonsall Moor		Flourspar	-	3
ditto	Ogsland	Milltown		ditto	-	1
H Taylor Ludway Bank, Whatstandwell, Matlock	Seven Rakes	Starkholmes		ditto	7	7
Jas Wilkinson & Son Ltd., Glebe Lead Mine, Eyam, Sheffield	Glebe	Eyam		Lead and flourspar	2	2

Northampton

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
W Close & Son, Stamford Rd., Collyweston, Stamford, Lincs.	Gadsbys Field	Collyweston	RH Close	Limestone	2	2
JJ Harrod The Drift, Collyweston, Stamford, Lincs.	Milestone	ditto	Not worked since 1938	ditto	-	-
JW Stapleton, Springfield, South Luffenham, Stamford, Lincs	Stapletons	ditto		ditto	-	2

Nottingham

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Anderson Gypsum Products Ltd., Park Road Works, Stretford, Manchester	Silver Seal (developing)	Bunny, Notts.		Gypsum	11	27
HJ Baldwin & Co. Ltd., Baldwin House, Nottingham	Baldwins Bunny Mine	ditto		Gypsum & marl	15	8
Cafferata & Co. Ltd., Newark, Notts	Barton Clifton	Barton ditto		ditto ditto	14	19
ditto	Hawton	Hawton	Not worked since 1936	Gypsum	-	-
Gotham Co. Ltd., Bentink Buildings, Wheelre Gate, Norttinghan	Cropwell Bishop	Cropwell Bishop	FW Anthony	Gypsum and Marl	30	30
ditto	Gotham (formerley Glebe)	Gotham	ditto	Gypsum	70	24
ditto	Thrumpton	Thrumpton	ditto	ditto	15	2
Gypsum Mines Ltd, Kinston-on-Soar	Kingston	Kinston-on-Soar	H Woodfield	Gypsum	60	18
S Heaseldon & Son, Ltd., Cropwell Bishop	Cropwell Bishop	Cropwell Bishop	H Heaselden	ditto	13	2
Mardlegais Ltd., East Leake, Loughborough	Hotchley Mills	East Lake	W Scott	ditto	33	3
JW Sheppard, Gotham, Derby	Cuckoo Bush	Gotham		ditto	31	12
ditto	Weldon	ditto		ditto	18	9