The Mines of Scotland: A Bibliography
ResultBlackcraig Mine NX 440 649 Explorer 319. Green and Todd 12 . ... Anna 1994 June The Woodhead Lead Mine [in] Scottish History 31-34 . Defoe, Daniel 1991 A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain. ... and Stromness where the opening into the old lead mine was a familiar feature to the youth of Stromness in the early …
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Galloway mining exploration work sparks resident concerns
ResultJDH Exploration - a subsidiary of Australian company Walkabout Resources - is carrying out "early stage mineral exploration" across Galloway and the Glenkens. One area it is looking at is ...
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Blackcraig | Canmore
ResultDuring the 18th century, there was a lead mine at Blackcraig, one of the many in the parish of Minnigaff. The mine has now gone, but in Kirroughtree Forest you …
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Scotland Exploration Update: Drilling commences at …
ResultThe project is located at the historic Blackcraig high-grade lead-zinc-silver mine that was mined in the late 18. th. and early 19. th. centuries and forms part of a ~4.5km trend of historic lead-zinc mines associated with a regional-scale structure. The company is also undertaking a regional airborne drone-flown …
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Lead Mining | Leadhills Miners Library
ResultLeadhills, together with Wanlockhead, is the most important lead-zinc deposit in Scotland having produced an estimated half a million tons of lead concentrates. During the 16th century the district was the location of Scotland's only large scale commercial gold mining operation. Although lead mining at Leadhills ceased in …
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East Blackcraig Mine | Canmore
ResultThis was excellent for business, as good communications gave it an advantage over other Scottish lead mines located in more remote areas, such as Corrantee and Tyndrum. By 1780, 44 men worked at Blackcraig mines; this included 25 miners and 7 men who smelted the ore to remove impurities from the lead. Business was …
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Following a Lead: Designating Blackcraig Lead Mines
ResultBlackcraig Lead Mines might be discovered on and under Daltamie Hill, close to Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway. Largely managed by …
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East Blackcraig Mine | Canmore
ResultDuring the 18th century, there was a lead mine at Blackcraig, one of the many in the parish of Minnigaff. The mine has now gone, but in Kirroughtree Forest you …
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Scotland's Only Lead Mining Museum | Museum of Lead Mining
ResultAll queries to [email protected] or 01659 74387. Please check the news section for updates. We look forward to welcoming you in 2024 – our 50th anniversary year! Visit. We are fundraising to keep the story of the Scottish lead miners alive into the next 50 years and beyond. So much more to share!
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old lead mines at blackcraig scotland
Resultold lead mines at blackcraig scotland. ... Old Lead Mining Village Stock Photos and Images - alamyFind the perfect old lead mining village stock photo. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100 million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. No need to register, buy now Where is Blackcraig Dumfries and Galloway, …
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Lead and zinc ores of Scotland Area I. Kirkcudbrightshire and …
ResultAn old lead mine is situated on the sides of the Changue Burn, about two and three-quarter miles south-east of Barr. The vein trends north-east and is associated with …
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Planned Villages in South-West Scotland, 1730–1855: …
Resultin the Blackcraig Mining Co. These companies operated lead mines on opposite sides of the Military Road in the S tewartry parish of Minniga ff (see Donnachie, 1971 for further
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East Blackcraig Mine | Canmore
ResultEast Blackcraig Mine. Details; Collections ; Images ; Overview. Images. Collections. Administrative Areas. Archaeology Notes. Activities. ... Site Name East Blackcraig Mine. Classification Lead Mine (Period Unassigned) Alternative Name(s) Blackcraig Lead Mines. Canmore ID 295852. Site Number NX46NE 44. NGR NX 450 650. …
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Lead Mining
ResultLeadhills, a mining village in Crawford parish, S Lanarkshire, on Glengonner Water, 1 1/4 mile NNE of Wanlockhead, 5 miles WSW of Elvanfoot station, 7 SSW of Abington, and 45 SSW of Edinburgh. The highest village in Scotland—1250 to 1412 feet above sea-level—it is backed to the S by Wanlock Dod (1808 feet) and …
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Following a Lead: Designating Blackcraig Lead Mines
Result1. In 1763, a soldier engaged on the development of the Previous Navy Highway working from Carlisle to Portpatrick found lead inside the bedrock at Blackcraig. Virtually instantly, the Craigtown Mining Firm purchased a 38-year lease of the land and opened the Blackcraig Lead Mines. 260 years later the …
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Blackcraig East Mine
ResultThe site is named 'Blackcraig Mine' and is annotated as 'Lead' and 'Disused'. [Grampian Speleological Group (2008).] During the 18th century, there was a lead mine at Blackcraig, one of the many in the parish of Minnigaff. The mine has now gone, but in Kirroughtree Forest you can still find the remains of a lade.
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Blackcraig Mine West
ResultLead Mine. Location cited as NX 440 640 and NX 450 650 (see NX46NE) East and West Blackcraig Mines: largest and most extensively worked mines in the …
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Following a Lead: Designating Blackcraig Lead Mines
ResultBlackcraig Lead Mines can be found on and below Daltamie Hill, near Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway. Mostly managed by Forestry and …
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Walkabout Resources (ASX:WKT) confirms extensions to high …
ResultSubscribe Be the first with the news that moves the market Walkabout Resources (WKT) confirms an extension of a high-grade mineralised zone within its Blackcraig lead-zinc-silver project in Scotland through maiden drilling work Between October 2021 and February 2022, the company drilled 11 diamond holes at Blackcraig to …
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Woodhead Lead Mine | History & Heritage
ResultThe ruins of Woodhead Lead Mine sit to the west of Carsphairn. The mine began it's life in 1838 and is a unique example of a mine developed, financed and worked by a local landowner - Colonel MacAdam Cathcart. It developed into a total production unit - one of only two in Scotland - carrying out all of the processes …
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Metalliferous and associated minerals resources, Southern …
ResultThe Blackcraig–Cairnsmore mines were operated intermittently between 1743 and 1882 with some very limited activity in the early 1920s. The most productive phase was between 1853 and 1881 when the Blackcraig mines are reported to have produced 3820 tons of lead, 1668 tons of zincblende (sphalerite) and 28 tons of …
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Cairnsmore Mine I
ResultThe most productive phase was between 1853 and 1881 when the Blackcraig mines are reported to have produced 3820 tons of lead, 1668 tons of zincblende …
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Scotland, Creetown
ResultThe Lead and Copper Mines : the discovery of lead ore in 1763 marked the start of intense industrial activity; the mines of Blackcraig, Machermore, Pibble and Cairnsmore, were second only to those at Wanlockhead and Leadhills, within Scotland. The mines were shut by 1890, with a brief resurgence in 1914-1918, as …
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An expert guide to gold mining in Scotland
ResultGold rush fever. Britain's only, but short-lived, gold rushes in the 19th century were in Scotland, one in Fife and the other in Sutherland. In 1852, the discovery of gold in Fife sparked a rush on home territory. With gold valued at £4 an ounce and a skilled worker earning less than £50 a year, the prospect of making a …
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Kirroughtree Lade
ResultThis was excellent for business, as good communications gave it an advantage over other Scottish lead mines located in more remote areas, such as Corrantee and Tyndrum. The mine in operation By 1780, 44 men worked at Blackcraig mines; this included 25 miners and seven men who smelted the ore to remove impurities from …
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THE NON-FERROUS METAL MINES OF SOUTH-WEST …
ResultIt is possible that mining for copper ores commenced at an early date in south-west Scotland, but records are lacking. Apart from this possibility metal mining in the area was a relatively late development, and lead mining seems to have commenced during the 18th. century. Lead and copper mining
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Blackcraig lead mines, lade and miners' cottages, Blackcraig
ResultLegal Documents for Blackcraig lead mines, lade and miners' cottages, Blackcraig (SM13752) ... South of the Old Military Road are five mine shafts with a sixth shaft immediately north of the workers' cottages. ... Dumfries and Galloway as a region was the most important source of 18th and 19th century Scottish lead. …
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An introduction to the Scottish mineral Geological
ResultThe largest concentration of such veins is in the Leadhills-Wanlockhead district, with over 70 veins within an area of 8 km 2, making it the premier lead-mining area of Scotland. Veins in the Tyndrum, Islay and Strontian districts were also wrought for lead, the latter giving its name to the element …
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Walkabout Resources Limited Announces Scotland …
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old lead mines at blackcraig scotland
Resultold lead mines at blackcraig scotland; down from the previous year's figure of 327Search an historic name from the GB1900 gazetteer of names on the OS six-inch 1888-1913 mapsNational Records of Scotland also operates the ScotlandsPeople family history centre please see Guide to …2011123· Scotland has some of the …
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