Beldi Hill Mine

aka Crackpot Hall Level


Lead Mine

Worked until 1883

Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot



Yorkshire Dales
Keld
54.404104, -2.14585
NY 9063 0097
Open Access
415m
#14,863


Needs separating: Badi Hill Mine - In a fairly extensive area characterized by hushes, opencuts, and spoil tips, several old hillside adits still linger. These spoil tips prominently feature abundant Sphalerite, a mineral discarded by the early 18th and 19th-century lead miners, as was common in mines across the region.

For those willing to exercise patience and diligence, it’s possible to retrieve some quality crystals of Sphalerite from these spoil heaps, offering a glimpse into the geological treasures hidden within the discarded remnants of past mining operations.

Crackpot Hall Level - In a relatively expansive area, particularly sizable by Swaledale standards, lie dumps that are remarkably barren. According to Dunham, these dumps were characterized by an absence of gangue mineralization, with the vein primarily consisting of solid galena.

This mining site was serviced by the smelter located at the base of Swinner Gill, underscoring its historical significance in the regional mining landscape.



1738 Thomas Clarkson & Co. 1742-1771 Leonard Hartley, John & Ralph Parke 1766-1772 John Scott, Richard Metcalfe (Sub-lease) 1808 Hopper-Monkhouse & Co. 1838-1849 Henry Alderson Thompson & Co. 1849-1860 Isaac Fisher & Co. 1860-1875 Beldi Hill Co



Publications (12)

  • (1985); CATMHS - Newsletter 011; 23 pages
  • (2007); CATMHS - Newsletter 088-July; 32 pages
  • (2007); CATMHS - Newsletter 088-July; 32 pages
  • (2012); CATMHS - Newsletter 108-August; 37 pages
  • (2012); CATMHS - Newsletter 108-August; 37 pages
  • (2017); CATMHS - Newsletter 129-November; 46 pages
  • (2017); CATMHS - Newsletter 129-November; 46 pages
  • BGS - Mine Plans (large, zoomable) - Lownathwaite, Swinnergill, Blakethwaite And Stonesdale Mines; 1 pages
  • BGS - Mine Plans (large, zoomable) - Plan Of Beldy Hill Lead Mines In Swaledale Yorkshire 1845; 1 pages
  • BGS - Mine Plans (large, zoomable) - Plan Of The Beldi Hill Lead Mines Swaledale Yorkshire; 1 pages
  • Gill, M.C. (1991); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 11-4 Win - The AD Lead Mines in Swaledale, Yorkshire, The; 7 pages (209-215)
  • Gill, Michael C. (1992); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 11-5 Sum - Letters to the Editor; 1 pages (248)






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