Perkinsbeach Mine

Location : SO364997

Minerals : Barite, Lead

Working Life : 1850s-1938

History

This mine was eventually split into two separate sections, the other one being New Venture Mine. During its life it produced a total of 10,043 tons of barite and 930 tons of lead. Little else is known about its history.

Surface Remains

Maddox Shaft is blocked and Deep Level is collapsed.

To the east of Deep Level are two open levels and another to the west of these which has collapsed. One of the former leads into the bottom of a working chamber that breaks through to surface. It is rather loose and used to be full of dead sheep.

Vein workings can be easily traced up the hillside and the next entrance up is a 15ft drop into a small chamber. The highest entrance is a short level leading to a 80ft shaft. These two levels were called Lewis's Exploration on an old map, presumably after the miner who was in change of the team of men creating them.

The vein can be followed over the top of the hill by traces of opencuts and collapsed shafts. Nearby are the remains of the booster station of an aerial cableway which ran from Bog Mine to Minsterley. It also acted as a junction for a branch down to Roundhill Mine. Associated with this are two tower bases further north, the second one below a cutting excavated for buckets to clear the lip of the hill when descending.