Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rampgill Mine | Mine |
| Nenthead | Village |
| Alston Moor | Civil Parish |
| Eden | District |
| Cumbria | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 47' 8'' North , 2° 20' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY782435
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alston | 1,105 (2018) | 6.9km |
| Allendale Town | 709 (2017) | 13.5km |
| Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 21.0km |
| Haydon Bridge | 1,557 (2017) | 21.8km |
| Haltwhistle | 3,791 (2017) | 21.9km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
North Pennines; North and Western Region; Cumberland
One of the most extensive and productive mines in Nenthead, the portal of the Horse Level being close to the Heritage Centre car park.
Several collapses along the level have recently been dug-out and stabilised by the mine exploration group NORPEX, to whom we should all be very grateful (and helpful?). Their activity has accessed an extensive area of workings in this lovely old mine.
Major veins worked in Cumbria include: Scaleburn Vein, Rampgill Vein, Rampgill Cross Vein, Smallcleugh Vein, and Middlecleugh Vein; and in Northumberland: Barneycraig Vein, Whitewood Vein and Bounder End Cross Vein.
Once over the county boundary the workings are part of Coalcleugh Mine, the two are in different ownership and though they have been worked at the same time they have never operated as one mine.
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The mine was completely closed for many decades due to collapses in the Horse Level, but in 2006 some work was done and it became possible to access the Bounder End Cross Vein (also known as the Boundary Cross Vein).
In 2013 the Canadian mining company Minco sunk boreholes to discover the extent of zinc deposits beneath Nenthead. Test drilling could go on for several years, but the company believes that the village may be sited on huge deposits. The zinc is 150 metres below the surface, which was too deep to reach by old mining techniques.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Found as a secondary mineral encrusting witherite and fluorite on specimens from the deads on Bounder End Cross Vein. |
| ⓘ Barytocalcite Formula: BaCa(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Description: Found in the Bounder End Cross Vein workings and the adjoining Northumberland workings of Coalcleugh Mine. Epimorphs in Quartz after fluorite are common in many areas of the mine |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 Description: Found as tiny euhedral crystals on Galena |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Description: Small white crystals with oxidised siderite on quartz and sphalerite. References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ✪ Witherite Formula: BaCO3 Description: Occurence restricted to a small lens on Scaleburn Vein and material in waste rock on Bounder End Cross Vein. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Barytocalcite | 5.AB.45 | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| 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
- Cumbria
- Alston Moor DistrictMining District
- North Pennines AreaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
- Cumbria
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Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK