New Brancepeth Colliery (Sleetburn Colliery), Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| New Brancepeth Colliery (Sleetburn Colliery) | Colliery |
| Deerness Valley | Valley |
| Brandon and Byshottles | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 46' 19'' North , 1° 39' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ223420
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ushaw Moor | 7,368 (2017) | 0.7km |
| Langley Park | 4,545 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Brandon | 9,566 (2017) | 3.4km |
| Witton Gilbert | 2,339 (2011) | 3.9km |
| Durham | 47,785 (2017) | 5.0km |
Probably the best known of the barium deposits of the coalfield, being described as early as 1900.
Two workable deposits were found, the eastern one being worked for barytes between 1904 and 1921 and then re-opened in 1940.
The western deposit came into production in 1938 and most of the subsequent barium mineral production came from this area. Reported production until closure in 1955 was 221,659 tons, of which only a few percent was of witherite.
Mine Owner(s):
1860-1869 Messrs Cochrane & Co.
1870 Cochrane & Co.
1875 Owners of New Brancepeth Colliery
1880-1
Two workable deposits were found, the eastern one being worked for barytes between 1904 and 1921 and then re-opened in 1940.
The western deposit came into production in 1938 and most of the subsequent barium mineral production came from this area. Reported production until closure in 1955 was 221,659 tons, of which only a few percent was of witherite.
Mine Owner(s):
1860-1869 Messrs Cochrane & Co.
1870 Cochrane & Co.
1875 Owners of New Brancepeth Colliery
1880-1
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Alstonite | 5.AB.35 | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Alstonite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alstonite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Alstonite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Alstonite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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References
Spencer, L. J. (1910) On the occurrence of Alstonite and Ullmannite (a species new to Britain) in a Barytes-Witherite vein at the New Brancepeth Colliery near Durham. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 15 (71) 302-311 doi:10.1180/minmag.1910.015.71.07
Russell, Arthur (1927) Notice of an occurrence of niccolite and ullmannite at the Settlingstones Mine, Fourstones, Northumberland; and of serpierite at Ross Island Mine, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 21 (119) 383-387 doi:10.1180/minmag.1927.021.119.03 (referring to Spencer, 1910)
New Brancepeth Colliery, Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK