More information : Burtree Pasture Mine, comprising the following
elements:
Midge Pits Vein, eight levels, one old level,
at least nine hushes, including the Burtree
Slits, one shaft, at least thirty five old
shafts, including six Sedling old shafts,
one bingstead, at least two water channels,
nine sluices, nine dams and six old dams,
including Level Head Dam, Grinding Dam and
Sedling Dam, one smithy and one saw pit. (1)
On 2nd edn mapping Burtree Pasture Mine,
Midge Pits Vein and Burtreepasture Vein
are shown as disused. No dams or levels
are shown, nor the smithy and bingsteads.
An additional reservoir is shown.
Sedling Mine is shown. (2)
Burtree Pasture Mine.
Worked Burtree Pasture Vein (lead and
fluorspar) and Wolfcleugh Old/Coptcleugh Vein.
Worked in the 19th century by the Beaumonts,
although original workings probably earlier
than that.
Between 1818-1883, part of Beaumonts period,
the mine yielded 147324 tons lead concentrates.
Under Weardale Lead Co, 1076 tons were produced
up to its closure in 1890. Total output c.175000
tons.
Reopened and worked for fluorspar by the Weardale
Lead Co between 1970 and 1981. (3)
Mine was worked for at least 300 years prior to
1890. It was also worked by the London Lead Co.
Main crushing and washing plants were housed in a
single building. (4)
Sedling Vein was worked for fluorspar by Messrs
Hinchcliffs from 1926 to 1930, producing 4657
tons. (5)
Sedling Mine output figures:
Beaumont Co, 1818-1878, 10411 tons lead
concentrates.
Weardale Co, 1889-1948, 17455 tons lead
concentrates.
Weardale Co, 1900-1948, 166421 tons
fluorspar (6)
Listed. (7) |