Sikehead Mine, Hunstanworth, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sikehead Mine | Mine |
| Hunstanworth | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 48' 44'' North , 2° 4' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY955464
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 7.7km |
| Slaley | 711 (2017) | 11.5km |
| Frosterley | 636 (2017) | 11.9km |
| Castleside | 4,881 (2017) | 12.5km |
| Wolsingham | 2,503 (2017) | 15.0km |
Ref: Dunham, K. C., 1990, Geology of the Northern Pennine Orefield Vol I - Tyne to Stainmore 2nd Ed. British Geological Survey, London, pp 221, 224 - 226.
19th century mine working the same group of veins (White, Hunstanworth Red, Shield's or Company's and Ferneygill) as the more modern mine at Whiteheaps. Two shafts, Ellen's and Ruth's, were sunk 2625ft (800m) ESE of the Whiteheaps shafts and the White Vein was stoped for lead at the Grit Sills and Firestone horizons, but lead values were too poor for extraction to continue deeper than this.
The shafts had fallen into disrepair by the time that the British Steel Corporation took ownership of the sett in the 1960's, but the buildings, which housed the Cornish pumps, remain. In late 2006, these buildings became listed monuments.
The mineralisation evident on the sparse dumps is very siliceous but there is a little pale purple massive fluorite to be seen.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- North Pennines AreaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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