Brief History
This old fluorspar mine which was a subsidence mine used to operate at around 30000 tons of fluorspar per year but since outworking the vein shut down in the late 1990s.
This mine also used to connect to a previous mine I posted about but due to multiple collapses only some passageways were accessible, Current owners 'British Fluorspar' are keeping this on ‘care and maintenance’ should they wish to recommence mining activities in future although this is very unlikely due to the current state of it.
The Explore
Met up with @MotionlessMike who has been here before, this was the second mine of the day and after making our way through some fields on a cold windy day we were in. Like a few other nearby mines in the area this one is falling apart and becoming very unstable, majority of the main passages are blocked by collapses but there's still a couple of squeezes there to allow for some parts of the mine to be explored. In the 4th photo in you can see a drop with some old rope going down and ladders at the bottom which could continue on but seen as the whole pace seemed to be held up by rotting wood we decided against it, Maybe one for the future.
Not the biggest place due to its current state but still worth a visit before its gone for good.
This old fluorspar mine which was a subsidence mine used to operate at around 30000 tons of fluorspar per year but since outworking the vein shut down in the late 1990s.
This mine also used to connect to a previous mine I posted about but due to multiple collapses only some passageways were accessible, Current owners 'British Fluorspar' are keeping this on ‘care and maintenance’ should they wish to recommence mining activities in future although this is very unlikely due to the current state of it.
The Explore
Met up with @MotionlessMike who has been here before, this was the second mine of the day and after making our way through some fields on a cold windy day we were in. Like a few other nearby mines in the area this one is falling apart and becoming very unstable, majority of the main passages are blocked by collapses but there's still a couple of squeezes there to allow for some parts of the mine to be explored. In the 4th photo in you can see a drop with some old rope going down and ladders at the bottom which could continue on but seen as the whole pace seemed to be held up by rotting wood we decided against it, Maybe one for the future.
Not the biggest place due to its current state but still worth a visit before its gone for good.
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