Great Coniston Mine

aka Greenburn Mine or New Coniston

Copper and Iron Mine
Worked from c1845 to 1881

Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot

Apr 16th, 2025 by BertyBasset



Lake District
Little Langdale
54.4099197, -3.095268
NY 2901 0216
Open Access
260m
#15,727


Five E-W veins have been worked.

  • Low Gill Lode
  • Sump Lode
  • Gossan Lode
  • Pave York Lode
  • Long Crag Lode


  • 1872 Langale Mining Co.
  • 1873-1874 Greenburn Copper Mining Co.
  • 1875-1881 McGowan & Cooper

Publications (30)

  • (1925); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXX - Copper Ores: Midlands, Lake District & N Wales; 102 pages
  • (1982); CATMHS - Newsletter 002; 33 pages
  • (1989); CATMHS - Trip Report 03 12 - Greenburn Mine; 1 pages
  • (1990); CATMHS - Newsletter 026-April; 24 pages
  • (1992); CATMHS - Newsletter 032-May; 37 pages
  • (1994); CATMHS - Newsletter 040-October; 31 pages
  • (1999); CATMHS - Newsletter 058-September; 28 pages
  • (2001); CATMHS - Newsletter 064-July; 38 pages
  • (2002); CATMHS - Newsletter 066-January; 36 pages
  • (2003); CATMHS - Newsletter 070-February; 38 pages
  • (2006); CATMHS - Newsletter 084-July; 35 pages
  • (2010); CATMHS - Newsletter 099-April; 40 pages
  • (2011); CATMHS - Newsletter 102-February; 37 pages
  • (2011); CATMHS - Newsletter 105-November; 36 pages
  • (2012); CATMHS - Newsletter 107-May; 32 pages
  • (2014); CATMHS - Newsletter 116-August; 32 pages
  • (2015); CATMHS - Newsletter 119-May; 35 pages
  • (2016); CATMHS - Newsletter 123-May; 43 pages
  • (2018); CATMHS - Newsletter 130-February; 39 pages
  • (2019); CATMHS - Newsletter 135-May; 37 pages
  • (2019); CATMHS - Newsletter 137-November; 37 pages
  • (2020); CATMHS - Newsletter 139-May; 45 pages
  • (2020); CATMHS - Newsletter 141-November; 40 pages
  • Adams, John (2nd Ed 1995); Mines of the Lake District Fells; pp. 152-154
  • Fairbairn, Raymond A.; NMRS (2005); British Mining 77 - Mines of Upper Teesdale, The; ISBN 0901450 59 6; pp.63,65.
  • NMRS (1972); Memoirs Vol2, No.2; pp.51-52,57.
  • NMRS (1972); Memoirs Vol2, No.2; pp.57.
  • NMRS; Memoirs 1969; pp.54-55.
  • NMRS; Newsletter Nov/1980; pp.5.
  • Smith, Richard & Murphy, Sam; NMRS (2011); British Mining 91 - Mines of the West Pennines; ISBN 9780901450678; pp.100.





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