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LIST OF MINES in Great Britain and the Isle of Man, 1908

 
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LANCASHIRE, north and east, (metalliferous)

 

IRELAND, (metalliferous)

Co. Antrim, Co. Cork, Co. Donegal, Co. Down, Co. Galaway, Co. Kerry, Co. Meath, Co. Sligo, Co. Tipperary, Co. Waterford, Co. Wicklow.

 

 

 

LANCASHIRE, north and east, (metalliferous)

 

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Ormerod Ashworth, Ring Row, Crawshaw Booth

Pinner

Crawshabooth

Flagstone

4
6

Exors. of Myles Hardman, Lee Quarries, Bacup

Lee

Bacup

Discontinued

ditto

-
-

H Heys & Co. Ltd., Brandwood, Stacksteads

ditto

ditto

Brandwood No.1

ditto No.2

ditto No.3

Stacksteads

ditto

ditto

ditto

ditto

ditto

23
29

AE Hutchinson & Son, 485 Newchurch Rd., Stacksteads

Rake Head No.2

ditto

ditto

9
20

Robt. Jackson & Sons, Whitworth

Tourns Head or Cowclough Pasture

Whitworth

Discontinued

ditto

-
-

WH Kershaw, Plane Tree House, Balladen, Rawstenall

Sheffield Gate

Horncliffe

ditto

8
12

Isaac Law, Shaforth, nr. Rochdale

Shawforth

Shawforth

Discontinued

ditto

3
12

Lord & Phillipson, Rakehead, Stacksteads

Rake Head No.1

Stacksteads

ditto

18
42

Wm. Lovick, Rakehead, Stacksteads

ditto No.3

ditto

ditto

12
13

Wm. Rideough, Chapel Hill, Rawstenstall, nr,. Manchester

Chapel Hill

Rawstenstall

ditto

4
6

Exors. of R Siddall, Stacksteads, nr. Manchester

Greensmoor

Stacksteads

ditto

6
-

United Alkali Co Ltd., G11 Exchange Buildings, Liverpool

Presall

Fleetwood

F Thompson

Rock salt

116
122

Jas. Whittaker 7 Son, Scout Moor Quarries, Shuttleworth, nr., Bury

Scout Moor

Shuttleworth

Discontinued

Flagstone

-
-

Thos. Windle & Son, Scoiut Quarry, Newchurch, nr. Manchester

Scout

Newchurch

ditto

12
24

 

 

 

IRELAND, (metalliferous)

Co. Antrim, Co. Cork, Co. Donegal, Co. Down, Co. Galway, Co. Kerry,

Co. Meath, Co. Sligo, Co. Tipperary, Co. Waterford, Co. Wicklow.

 

 

Co. Antrim

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Antrim Iron Ore Co Ltd., 1 Victoria Chambers, Belfast

Essothan (discontinued)

Parkmore

Archibald McMillen

Alum clay (bauxite)

-
-
ditto

Glenarm

Glenarm

ditto

Iron ore

16
1
ditto

Parkmore

Parkmore

ditto

ditto

43
3
ditto

Rathkenny

Rathkenny

ditto

ditto

25
2

Bauxite Co. Ltd., Irwell Chambers, W Fazakerley St., Liverpool

Fair Hill (discontinued)

Balltnure

John Furniss

Alum clay (bauxite)

-
-
ditto

Irish Hill (Plantation & Muriel Levels)

Straid

ditto

ditto

26
9

British Aluminium Co Ltd., 109 Queen Victoria St., London EC. (Walker & Hartley, Agents) 46, Lowther St., Whithaven

Cargan (discontinued)

Cargan

John Drybergh

ditto

-
-
ditto

Evishacrow (discontinued)

ditto

ditto

ditto

-
-

Carrickfergus Salt Works Co. Ltd., Carrickfergus (12 Waring St., Belfast)

Downshire

Eden, Carrickfergus

Jas. Logan

Rock salt

8
3

Chemical Salt Co. Ltd., 190, West George St., Glasgow

Tennant

Carrickfergus

Robert Walker

ditto

21
13

Crommellin Mining Co. Ltd., (Walker & Hartley, Agents) 46, Lowther St., Whithaven

Cargan

Cargan

John Drybergh

Iron ore

2
1
ditto

Evishacrow

ditto

ditto

ditto

11
5
ditto

Tuftarney & Crommellin

Newton-Crommellin

ditto

ditto

23
7
ditto

Tuftarney (bauxite)

ditto

ditto

Alum clay (bauxite)

-
-

Dunluce & Glentask Iron Ore Co. Ltd., 84 Main St., Portrush

Dunluce & Glentask

Bushmills

Thomas A Smith

Iron ore

16
3

John Fisher & Co Ltd., Fishers Buildings, Barrow-in-Furness

Glenravel

Parkmore

William McQuitty

ditto

43
6

(Frias S. Hollway, 6 Hughbury Grange London) Mount Cashel Iron Ore Co., 12, Victoria Chambers, Belfast

Evishnably or Mount Cashel No.1

Glenravel

J. Dryborough

ditto

1
1
ditto

Ballycloughan

Ballycloughan

ditto

Bauxite

-
-

Salt Mines Syndicate Ltd., Carrickfergus

New Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus

E Hodkinson

Rock salt

8
2

Salt Union Ltd., Carrickfergus

Burleigh (discontinued)

ditto

Alex. Miscampbell

ditto

-
-
ditto

Duncrue

ditto

ditto

Brine only

-
-
ditto

Eden (discontinued)

ditto

ditto

Rock salt

-
-
ditto

French Park

ditto

ditto

ditto

2
2
ditto

Maiden Mount

ditto

ditto

ditto

8
4

Thos. Smith, Aird, 84 Main St., Portrush

Craigahulliar

Portrush

Iron ore

5
-

 

 

 

 

Co. Cork (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Berehaven Copper Mines Ltd., Allihies and 19 St. Swithins St, London EC

Allihies (discontinued)

Allihies

C Blenkinsop

Copper

-
-

Cluin Copper Development Syndicate Ltd., Allihies (liquidated)

Cluin (discontinued)

ditto

Harold J Harris

ditto

7
7

Coosheen Minerals Ltd., 5&6 Great Winchester St., London EC

Coosheen (discontinued)

Schull

Thos. Williams

ditto

-
2

Dreenalomane Barytes Mines Ltd., Ballyehob

Dreenalomane

Ballydehob

John Inglis

Barytes

10
15

Dhurode Copper Co, Goleen

Dhurode (discontinued)

Carugacaik

Geo. P. McCormick

Copper

-
-

The Irish Barytes & Umber Co., Schull

Mount Gabriel

Schull

Barytes

5
1

Liverpool Barytes Co Ltd., Bantry

Derrygrenagh

Bantry

E Storer

ditto

26
41
ditto

Scart (discontinued)

ditto

ditto

ditto

18
10

Liverpool Manganese Co. Ltd., 34 Castle St. Liverpool

Glandore & Roury Glen

Leap

EO Parry

Manganese

9
6

S John McArthur. 74 York St., Glasgow

Derrycarhown

Ballydehob

David Simpson

Copper

6
1

Schull Coppper mMning Co. Ltd., Schull and 16 Great Winchester St., London EC

Coney Island (abandoned)

Schull

WS Peerless

ditto

-
-

Toormore Copper Mining Syndicate, Toormore

Toormore

Toormore

JA Wanchope

Copper

4
1

Andrew J Wauchope Esq., Toormore

Dunmanus

Dunmanus Bay

ditto

ditto

-
-

West British Development Syndicate Ltd,. 9&10 Tower Buildings North, Water St., Liverpool

Borlin

Bantry

E Holmes

ditto

5
8
ditto

Browhead

Crookhaven

ditto

ditto

11
2

West Carbery Copper Estates Co. Ltd., Ballydehob

Ballysummisk

Rossbrin

Robert Stanners

ditto

9
2

 

 

 

 

Co. Donegal (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Robt. & James Johnson, Lisnavene, Antrim Rd. Belfast

Glentogher

nr. Cardonah

Lead ore

Discontinued

-
-

 

 

 

 

Co. Down (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Newtownards Mining Co (Fred Sanderson, CE) Douglas IOM

Newtonards (exploring)

Newtonards

Lead ore

1
-

 

 

 

 

Co. Galway (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Clements Lead mines Ltd., 140 West George St., Glasgow

Clements

Carrowgarow

Copper and Lead ore

8
41

Galway Mines Ltd., 116 Hope St., Glasgow

Hodgsons

Outherard

ditto

-
22

 

 

 

 

Co. Kerry (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Kerry Mines Syndicate Ltd., Liss Cottage, Waterville

Coad

Behaghane

Copper and Lead ores

-
4

 

 

 

 

Co. Meath (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Beaupare Copper Mines Ltd.,

Beaupare

Beaupare

Robert Murray

Copper

6
9

 

 

 

 

Co. Sligo (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Sir Jocelyn Gore Booth, Liscadell

Glenriff

Bundoran

JA Cooper

Barytes

8
8

 

 

 

 

Co. Tipperary (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

John N Bacon, Lackamore, Newport

Lackamore

Lackamore

Copper

-
-

Killeen Mining Syndicate Ltd., 19 Brazennose St., Manchester (Lackamore, Newport)

Killen

Lackamore, nr. Newport

EA Singleton

Copper ore

-
-

 

 

 

 

Co. Waterford (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Bonmahon Copper Mines Development Syndicate Ltd., Bonmahon

Bon Ivey (discontinued)

Tankardstown (discontinued)

Bonmahon

RS Illingworth

Copper ore

-
-

Cone-Jackson Enginerring Co. Ltd., 118 London Wall, London EC

Ballymoylan (discontinued)

Kilmacthomas

Discontinued

ditto

-
-
ditto

Kilduane (discontinued)

Bonmahon

ditto

ditto

-
-

 

 

 

 

Co. Wicklow (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1908

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Cronebane Mining Co., (AC McGregor, 10 Stephens Green, N. Dublin

Ballynurtagh

Ovoca

Capt. Jas. Higgins

Copper ore, iron pytries, cupraceous pyrites

8
6
ditto

Cronebane

ditto

ditto

Iron pyrites, cupraceous pyrites, ochre

13
7
ditto

Tigroney

ditto

ditto

ditto

9
5

Via Gellia Colour Co., Matlock Bath, Derbyshire

Ballymurthagh

ditto

ditto

Ochre

-
-
ditto

Cronebane

ditto

ditto

ditto

2
3

Wyndham H Wynne and Albert A, Luganure Mines, Glendalough, Rathdrum

Foxrock (discontinued)

Luganure, Ballyfundogue

Capt. Hy Earl

Lead ore

-
-
ditto

Luganure, Ballyfundogue (discontinued)

Glenmalure, Glendalough

ditto

ditto

-
-