Working UK Mines

(as at 25/2/08)

 

Site

Mineral

Location

Comments

Cheshire

Winsford Mine

Salt

Winsford

SJ652682

Cornwall

South Crofty Mine

Tin

Camborne

 SW664412

Cumbria

Birkshead Mine

Gypsum

Kirkby Thorne

NY665256

Florence Mine

Iron

Egremont

 

Honister Mine

Slate

Honister Pass

 

Newbiggin Mine

Gypsum

Temple Sowerby

 

Derbyshire

Eckington Colliery

Coal

Eckington

 

Dorset

Bowers Mine

Stone

Stonehills

Opened 2002

Gloucestershire

Cannop Drift

Coal

Coleford

 SO600122

Clearwell Mine

Ochre

Coleford

 

Monument Colliery

Coal

Coleford 

 

Ireland

Tara Mine

Lead/Zinc

Navan

 

Lancashire

Hill Top Pit

Coal

Bacup

 

Leicestershire

Barrow Mine

Gypsum

Barrow

 

Nottinghamshire

Haworth Colliery

Coal

Bircotes

 

Marblaegis Mine

Gypsum

East Leake

 

Thoresby Colliery

Coal

Edwinstowe

 SK635675

Welbeck Colliery

Coal

Mansfield

SK582700

Scotland

Foss Mine

Barytes

Aberfeldy

 

Loch Aline Mine

Silica Sand

Morvern

 

Quilkiestone Mine

Honestone

Stair

 

Sundrum Mine

Honestone

Stair

 

Staffordshire

Fauld Mine

Gypsum

Burton-upon-Trent

 

Sussex

Brightling Mine

Gypsum

Robertsbridge 

 

Teesside

Boulby Mine

Potash

Loftus

 

Wales

Aberpergwm Colliery

Coal

Glynneath

 

Black Barn Colliery

Coal

Llanhilleth

 

Blaentillery No.2 Colliery

Coal

Torfaen

 

Nanthir No.2 Colliery

Coal

Seven Sisters

 

Warwickshire

Daw Mill Colliery

Coal

Arley

SP260900

Wiltshire

Monks Park

Limestone

Corsham

 

Stoke Hill

Limestone

Hayes Wood, Bath

 

Telfont/Chilmark

Limestone

Bradford-on-Avon

 

Westwood

Limestone

Bradford-on-Avon

 

Yorkshire

Hay Royds Colliery

Coal

Huddersfield

 

Kellingley Colliery

Coal

Knottingley

SE525236

Maltby Colliery

Coal

Maltby

SK552925

Rossington Colliery

Coal

Doncaster

Mothballed Feb 06

Click here for more details of the above working coal mines thanks to Simon Cooke 

 

 Last revised: 25 February 2008