Map reveals Scottish and UK mining hotspots for …

An area around Loch Maree, near Ullapool in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, has been earmarked as a potential source of rare minerals needed for the production of green technology...

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Early History

The liberation of the father freed the family. However, gaining freedom required a formal legal application before a Sheriff and a great many colliers continued to be bound until 1799 when an Act was passed that all colliers in Scotland were "to be free from their servitude". See also this page for an account of "slavery" in Scottish mines

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Directory of Mines and Quarries

Details of minerals produced or handled, geological formations worked, location and operator contact information are provided. These can be used for many purposes and are listed in a convenient form, firstly by commodity (natural …

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Welcome to the Scottish Mining Website. The Scottish Mining Website provides information on the history of Scottish mining, compiled from old reports, gazetteers and newspaper articles. The site includes information on all aspects of life in mining towns and villages from working conditions, accidents and strikes to housing, health and leisure.

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Database of Mining Deaths & Injuries

After a long time in preparation, the first part of our database on UK mining deaths and injuries is now available covering the years 1900-1991. The data, supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley with additions by Ray Lawrence, NMRS records and others runs to 86,701 records and is fully searchable. The...

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Harmatome on Calcite *UV* Strontian Barytes Mines, North West …

Harmatome on Calcite *UV* Strontian Barytes Mines, North West Highlands, Scotland 6.6x4.3x2.8 cm $72 dollars

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17 Best Caves in Scotland To Visit

It is believed that the deepest cave in Scotland is Cnon nan Uamh (a hill of the caves) in Assynt. The cave stands 83 metres deep. Final Note. The are plenty of historical caves in Scotland to explore. Most have been known for centuries …

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Pibble Mine

Pibble mine, Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway NGR: NX 528 604. Pibble mine is a short-lived nineteenth century copper and lead mine in the hills above Creetown. It was worked by the Creetown Copper and Lead Mining Company from 1849-55 and during this period produced 214 tons of copper, 29 tons of lead and a small amount of silver.

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Geological Structure of The Northwest Highlands of Scotland …

Miller, W.G. 1911: A geological trip in Scotland; Pre-Cambrian of northwest Highlands compared with that of Ontario Annual Report - Ontario Department of Mines Pages: 259-269 Butler, Robert, W.H. 2010: The geological structure of the north-west Highlands of Scotland; revisited; Peach et al 100 years on Geological Society Special Publications ...

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Mine warfare at sea in World War 2

Actions involving MINE WARFARE and MINE VESSELS. Part 1 of 2 - 1939-42. British minelaying destroyer HMS Ivanhoe ... damaged by a mine laid by "U-31" off Loch Ewe, northwest Scotland. 13th - Submarine "Salmon ...

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Scottish Mines

But although the central belt of Scotland was home to most mining activity, outlying coalfields meant that mines existed as far west as Machrihanish in Kintyre; as far south as Canonbie in Dumfries & Galloway; and as far north as …

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Scotland's 10 best underground tours: Caves, tunnels, bunkers, mines

The museum has the only underground mine tour in Scotland, allowing visitors to venture into the confines of a 300-year-old timbered passage and drift. Tours last around 45 minutes, with helmets ...

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Clackmannanshire's Mines

Alloa Alloa Colliery : Mitchell and Company {1854}, Alloa Coal Co. {1893}, Alloa Coal Co. {1908} Alloa, Whinhall Pit No. 1 - Started 1873. Closed 1936. - Alloa Coal Company. Sometimes known as Whinhill pit (as in the OS map Below), it was located near the Alloa to Clackmannan stretch of the Stirling and Dunfermline Rai…

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Mauchline Colliery Map

Mauchline Colliery is a mine in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Mapcarta, the open map. Britain and Ireland. UK. Scotland. East Ayrshire ... Catrine is a village in the heart of East Ayrshire in Scotland, ... 3,100 feet northwest; Barwheys Farm, 3,500 …

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Industries

The largest quantity ever consumed in Scotland in one year was 532,000 tons, in 1865. In 1867, the quantity taken was 420,262 tons. The make of malleable iron in 1867 was 142,800 tons, being a reduction of 11,400 tons as compared with 1866. The rapid development of the iron trade has not been peculiar to Scotland.

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New constraints on granulite-facies metamorphism and …

15 ABSTRACT 16 In this study we investigate the metamorphic history of the Assynt and Gruinard blocks 17 of the Archaean ian Complex, northwest Scotland, which are considered by some to 18 represent discrete crustal terranes. For samples of mafic and intermediate rocks, phase 19 diagrams were constructed in the …

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North West | Department of Mineral Resources

OPERATING MINES IN NORTH WEST. Search. 15126 - AC STRAUSS. Mine Code: 15126 Mine Name: AC STRAUSS Commodity: DIAMONDS ALLUVIAL Type: OPENCAST Owner: LITTLE ROCK TRADING 6 CC Tel: (053) 963 1081 District: SCHWEIZER - RENEKE ...

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Coal Mining Records

Coal mining is probably Scotland's oldest major industry. Mines on monastic estates, such as Carriden and Preston, are mentioned in early charters. For the later period customs accounts reveal shipments of coal for foreign markets. Coal was never a leading Scottish export but it has been estimated that by the 1680s one in every two vessels ...

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THE NON-FERROUS METAL MINES OF SOUTH-WEST …

THE NON-FERROUS MINES OF SOUTH-WEST SCOTLAND INTRODUCTION The south-west of Scotland is a somewhat remote part of the country, noted more for its agriculture and scenery than for its industries. It has never been of great importance as a centre of mining, nevertheless the scattered occurrences of metalliferous ores that have been worked from ...

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Washington's Hidden Iron Horse Mines

Tucked away in the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest, these mines offer a peek into the past. Onc Discover Washington's hidden Iron Horse Mines, a treasure trove of history and adventure nestled in the scenic landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.

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Mining Jobs in North West

The role of a Mine Overseer in underground production mining is a critical one, responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the mine, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory requirements. * Ensure all Codes Of Practice, Standard Operating procedures and applicable mining legislations are understood and adhered to. * Ensure high accuracy and …

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Our Story

The North West Highlands Geopark is located in the far north of the Scottish Highlands. Beginning at The Summer Isles in Wester Ross, near the busy ferry and fishing town of Ullapool, one of the gateways to the Geopark, the area …

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The UK identifies key critical minerals areas

The UK has 18 metals and minerals on its critical raw minerals list, including battery metals like cobalt, manganese, nickel and graphite. Currently, these are almost exclusively obtained from ...

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Big Read: Inside Scotland's only commercial gold mine

It may be Scotland's only commercial gold mine but coal But this may not be the case for long. Scotgold's work has attracted drawn the attention of other investors who are looking for a piece ...

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How Lanarkshire Became the King of Coal: Beginnings

Early mine workings still dot the Lanarkshire landscape. Remains of bell pits can be seen at the site of the late-1700s Wilsontown Ironworks near Forth. The mound-like remains of small pits operated by the Carron Company in the early 1800s can be seen to the north and north-west of the village of Banton.

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Coal Mines

Zoom the map in to find the mine that you want and point and click on the marker circle to view the data for that mine. Please note that the data contained here is not an exhaustive list, if you know of any mines not listed here please get...

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Wallyford Colliery Map

Wallyford Colliery is a mine in East Lothian, Scotland. Mapcarta, the open map. Britain and Ireland. UK. Scotland. East Lothian. Wallyford Colliery Wallyford Colliery is ... 4,000 feet northwest; Places in the Area. TI Fast food restaurant, …

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Galantas Gold Corporation | Overview

The Archean Rocks of the United Kingdom are located in northwest Scotland and represent part of the North Atlantic Craton, also exposed in Southern Greenland and Labrador in Canada. Within this area in Scotland lies the Paleoproterozoic Loch Maree Group which extends over 30 km and is widely believed to have formed within a juvenile Island arc ...

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Looking back at the mining history of the Lothians and legacy …

A new book is shining fresh light on Lothians mining history, examining the impact of pit closures on local communities like those in Midlothian.. Written by Dr Ewan Gibbs, a historian from Glasgow, the book focusses on central Scotland and the communities that "owe their existence" to the rapid expansion of coal mining in Scotland.

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Lanarkshire as the King of Coal: Boom and Bust

Lanarkshire's coal helped fuel the ships of Britain's booming global trade networks and overseas conquests. By 1900 the area would produce around half of Scotland's coal, with over 200 …

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Lanarkshire as the King of Coal: Boom and Bust

By 1900 the area would produce around half of Scotland's coal, with over 200 mines in this area alone. Over 40% of the Scottish coal workforce was located in Lanarkshire – about 65,000 men and women across the county. ... In the north-west there was the opening of Bedlay in the early 1900s and Cardowan in the 1920s. These were also the last ...

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Guide to Scotland's North-West Highlands: …

Guide to the North-West Highlands of Scotland, including where to stay, wildlife highlights, places to visit and the best walking route.

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The Scottish Oil-Shale Industry

Most of the Scottish oil-shale mines closed between the wars, but a few survived until around 1962 when they too closed in the face of cheaper imported oil from Arabia. The industry's legacy was a spread of large, burnt-shale heaps, or …

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Scotland's gold trail | OpenLearn

Acknowledgements. Many thanks to Dr Gerry Mooney and Dr Julie Robson for their help with the interactive map and the work below. Tyndrum. The small village of Tyndrum, or to use its Gaelic name, Taigh an Droma, is not a …

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Scottish Mines

By the early years of the 1900s, nearly 150,000 people were directly employed in Scotland's mining industry; out of a total population at the time of around 4.5 million. Scotland's coal industry produced over 40 million tons of coal each year, and powered much of the rest of the country's economy at a time when Glasgow was generally considered ...

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Cononish Gold and Silver Mine, Scotland

Cononish gold-silver mine reserves. The proven and probable reserves of Cononish mine are estimated to be 555 million tonnes (Mt) of ore, grading at 11.8g/t of gold (Au) and 47.7g/t of silver (Ag). The contained metal is estimated to be 198,000oz of gold and 851,000oz of silver. Mining at Cononish gold mine

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