Note: Following description is from Mindat. For the avoidance of doubt, mineral collecting in the Caldbeck Fells is only allowable under license, which are granted for specific zones.
The mine ceased operations in 1894, yet in the years following its abandonment, the tips have been reworked for baryte. The sizable main dumps have yielded specimens of aurichalcite, brochantite, cerussite, hemimorphite, pyromorphite, and calcite. Notably, calcite is a relatively uncommon mineral in the Caldbeck Fells, making these specimens particularly noteworthy.
1859-1862 J. Dixon & Co. 1863-1865 J.J. & J.R. Tustin 1866-1870 Caldbeck Fells Mining Co. Ltd 1871-1873 Caldbeck Fells Consols Co. Ltd 1891-1894 Cleator Iron Ore Co.
Publications (5)
- (1921); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXII - Lead & Zinc: Lake District; 65 pages
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol II - Barytes and Witherite; 136 pages
- (1925); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXX - Copper Ores: Midlands, Lake District & N Wales; 102 pages
- (1990); CATMHS - Trip Report 09 09 - Roughten Gill; 1 pages
- Adams, John (2nd Ed 1995); Mines of the Lake District Fells; pp. 69-75
