A succession of lead mining operations on Conistone Moor, delineated from those on Grassington Moor by Mossdale Beck, are characterized by a series of shallow shafts and bell pits. These workings predominantly targeted weak veins, leaving minimal spoil in their wake. The provided grid reference pertains to Moorhead Shaft, a prominent facility within the northern cluster of veins. Other significant sites in the vicinity include:

• Silver Rake (SE01127035)
• New Fearnought (SE01507038)
• North Mossdale (SE02287023)
• Twenty Meers (SE01777024)
• Peck ’O Malt (SE00457009).

Additionally, a deep adit originating from Mossdale at SE01296966 facilitated operations in the southern area encompassing Sarginson Rake and the Dreadnough Vein.

• 1746 John Gill
• 1752 John Calvert
• 1753 Thomas Moorhouse
• 1767-1768 James Cockburn
• 1770 Francis Sigwick
• 1772 Ralph Summers Jnr
• 1835 Matthew Alderton
• 1836 Robert Hudson
• 1838 Robert Hancock
• 1847 George Mangham
• 1847-1859 Thomas Rodgers &