Lady Annabella Mine, Eastgate Quarry, Eastgate, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lady Annabella Mine | Mine (Inactive) |
| Eastgate Quarry | Quarry (In Development) |
| Eastgate | Village |
| Stanhope | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
Lady Annabella Mine, Eastgate Quarry, Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England, UK
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 43' 37'' North , 2° 5' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2026
Deposit first discovered:
2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 5.2km |
| Frosterley | 636 (2017) | 8.2km |
| Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 11.3km |
| Wolsingham | 2,503 (2017) | 13.1km |
| Mickleton | 413 (2017) | 13.4km |
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Coordinates are approximate.
The Lady Annabella Mine is located in the former Eastgate Quarry (Blue Circle Cement Quarry) in Weardale.
The mine is named for Annabella Bruce (the daughter of Ian and Diana Bruce of UK Mining Ventures).
Operations commenced in July 2020 with the aim of mining collector fluorite and associated minerals.
https://www.ukminingventures.com/ladyannabella.html :
The Lady Annabella Mine is located in the former Eastgate Quarry (Blue Circle Cement Quarry) in Weardale.
The mine is named for Annabella Bruce (the daughter of Ian and Diana Bruce of UK Mining Ventures).
Operations commenced in July 2020 with the aim of mining collector fluorite and associated minerals.
https://www.ukminingventures.com/ladyannabella.html :
The Lady Annabella Mine is stratigraphically located in the upper part of the Great Limestone Formation of Carboniferous age.
The geology comprises flat-lying beds of cyclic limestone and shale units. Certain horizons within the limestone sequence exhibit fossils, namely corals, brachiopods, crinoids, and stromatolites. These form a good marker zone for this particular bench within the former Eastgate quarry which Lady Annabella now works.
The quarry is traversed by a major splay shear, an offshoot from the major WNW-ESE-striking Slitt Vein. Splay shears form by the shearing of existing faults or fractures, propagating at an angle to the former and so significantly enhancing permeability pathways for migrating hydrothermal brines.
In this part of the quarry three cross-cutting faults are intersected and displaced by the shear splay, named the Bull Vein, the Fairy Hole Vein, and the Wilson Vein.
The geology comprises flat-lying beds of cyclic limestone and shale units. Certain horizons within the limestone sequence exhibit fossils, namely corals, brachiopods, crinoids, and stromatolites. These form a good marker zone for this particular bench within the former Eastgate quarry which Lady Annabella now works.
The quarry is traversed by a major splay shear, an offshoot from the major WNW-ESE-striking Slitt Vein. Splay shears form by the shearing of existing faults or fractures, propagating at an angle to the former and so significantly enhancing permeability pathways for migrating hydrothermal brines.
In this part of the quarry three cross-cutting faults are intersected and displaced by the shear splay, named the Bull Vein, the Fairy Hole Vein, and the Wilson Vein.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| 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 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Localities in this Region
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- County Durham
- Stanhope
- Eastgate
- Eastgate Quarry
- Eastgate
- Stanhope
- County Durham
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- County Durham
- Stanhope
- Eastgate
- Eastgate Quarry
- Lady Annabella Mine
- Eastgate Quarry
- Eastgate
- Stanhope
- County Durham
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- County Durham
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Lady Annabella Mine, Eastgate Quarry, Eastgate, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK