Located on the lower slopes of High Pike, beside a small gill known as Gill Beck (also referred to as Priestman Gill and Man Gill), this small mine saw its initial exploration in the early 1800s when the vein was first discovered, but little work was undertaken at that time. It wasn’t until 1867 that the mine was reworked, exploiting a NNW-SSE copper vein on two levels. However, despite these efforts, the mine was never particularly successful, and mining operations ceased just a few years later in 1874 (some sources indicate 1871 according to Cooper & Stanley, 1990).

The workings of the mine have since collapsed, and their extent is now unknown. It’s speculated that specimens labeled ‘old No. 1 cross-cut’ by Kingsbury may have originated from stringers of this vein in the nearby Old Potts Gill mine.

1868-1878 East Cumberland Co. 1916 F.G. Ryland 1918 Potts Ghyll Barytes Mining Co. 1920-1921 Ryland Barytes & Silica Co. Ltd 1923-1927 C.H. Pryor 1928-1934 J.H. Clay 1935-1937 Caldbeck Company (per J.H. Clay) 1938 Caldbeck Mines Ltd 1940-1950 McK