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Maughold Head Mine
The Maughold Head MineIsle of Man Times, Saturday, March 29, 1873; Page: 8 was a copper mine located in the parish of Maughold, Isle of Man.'Manx Sun.'' Saturday, March 29, 1873; Page: 16 History Mining was a thriving industry on the Isle of Man up until the early part of the 20th century. The sett of the Maughold Mine comprised 95 acres and consisted of three lodes with strong branches or ''feeders'' between them. Of these lodes the No.1 or ''Eastern'' lode was between and whilst the No.2 or ''Western'' lode was . The lodes ran in the same direction as the Great Laxey lodes and adjoined that of the Dhyrnane Mine.''Isle of Man Times, Saturday.'' March 29, 1873; Page: 8 The mines however produced a poor yield which resulted in the Maughold Head Mining Company, the mine's operator going into liquidation in 1874. See also * Snaefell Wheel * Laxey Wheel * Great Laxey Mine * Great Laxey Mine Railway * Great Snaefell Mine * Foxdale Mines The Foxdale Mines is a collective t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maughold (parish)
Maughold ( ; gv, Maghal) is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is named for St Maughold, the island's patron saint. It is located on the east of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of Garff. Administratively, part of the historic parish of Maughold is now within Ramsey town. Ballure is another settlement in the parish. Local government Since 1865, a small area in the north of the historic parish of Maughold has been part of the separate town of Ramsey, with its own town commissioners. Since May 2016 the remainder of the historic parish of Maughold has been an electoral ward of a single Garff local authority, formed by merging the former village district of Laxey with the parish districts of Lonan and Maughold. The Captain of the Parish since 2018 is Clare Christian, a former President of Tynwald. Politics Maughold parish is part of the Garff constituency, which elects two members to the House of Keys. Since 1867 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Laxey Mine
The Great Laxey Mine was a silver, lead ore and zinc mine located in Laxey, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine reached a depth in excess of and consisted primarily of three shafts: the Welsh Shaft, the 's Shaft and the Engine Shaft; each of these shafts was connected by a series of levels.''Mona's Herald.'' Wednesday, 23 March 1904; Page: 7 History Origins The Isle of Man contains a large variety of minerals. Copper ore was mined at Bradda Head as far back as the 13th century, Harald, King of Mann (1237–1248) having granted a charter under which the monks of Furness Abbey obtained working rights for this mine. Later in the same century the Earl of Buchan received a licence from King Edward I to dig for lead on the Calf of Man, and when the Isle of Man was granted to Sir John Stanley by King Henry IV in 1406, "''mines of lead and iron"'' were included. In 1700 almost 230 tons of copper ore was shipped from the Dhyrnane Mine at Maughold whilst also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxdale Mines
The Foxdale Mines is a collective term for a series of mines and shafts which were situated in a highly mineralised zone on the Isle of Man, running east to west, from Elerslie mine in Crosby to Niarbyl on the coast near Dalby.''Isle of Man Times.'' Saturday, 22 September 1951; Page: 7 In the 19th century the mines were widely regarded as amongst the richest ore mines in the British Isles.''Isle of Man Times.'' Friday, 7 January 1955; Section: Front page, Page: 1 History Origins The origin of mining in the Isle of Man is not recorded, however there is evidence of workings at Bradda Head dating from ancient times. Ore had been extracted by a method referred to as plug and feather or ''"feather wedges,"'' which indicates that the workings date from before the introduction of gun powder into Europe. The first recorded mining operation was in 1246, when Norse Kings ruled the Isle of Man, and King Harald II granted a charter to the monks of Furness Abbey. By the mid-19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Snaefell Mine
The Great Snaefell Mine, also referred to as the East Snaefell Mine, was a zinc mine located high in the Laxey Valley on the slopes of Snaefell Mountain, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine reached a depth of and is remembered as the scene of the Isle of Man's worst mining disaster in 1897.''Mona's Herald,'' Wednesday, 12 May 1897; Page: 5 History Mining for metals on the Isle of Man probably began as early as the Bronze Age. Early sites have been identified at Langness and at Bradda Head, where copper could be seen outcropping in the cliffs. Snaefell Mine was situated at the eastern foot of Snaefell; the mineral vein was originally discovered in the bed of a stream. The mining sett was 567 acres (229 hectares) in area and was originally a portion of the Great Laxey Mining Company's property. The sett was surrounded by that of the Great Laxey Mining Company and ran parallel with the Great Laxey lodes. At the pit head there was a washing floor, fitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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