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Kelton Iron Ore Mine
Prospecting for iron ore in the Kelton area was first recorded in 1853; by 1869 mines were established, with 3 shafts (1 at Knockmurton and 2 at Kelton Fell), owned by William Baird & Co. Ltd. The Rowrah and Kelton Fell mineral railway was opened in January 1877 to transport the ore from the mines on Kelton Fell and Murton Fell.[1] In 1900, there were 89 men employed by the mine at Kelton (71 working below ground and 18 on the surface).[2] The mine was abandoned by June 1914.
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The Rowrah and Kelton Fell (Mineral) Railway
- Article by David Powell, 2008. "The explosion of railways in West Cumberland during the latter half of the 19th century was very much due to the mineral wealth found in …
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Iron Ore Mining on Muron Fell
- There was extensive mining on Morton Fell, to the east of Lamplugh, near Whitehaven in Cumbria. This included Knockmurton mine (named after the hill 'Knock Muron') which was recorded as …
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The Rowrah and Kelton Fell (Mineral) Railway
- Article by David Powell, 2008. "The explosion of railways in West Cumberland during the latter half of the 19th century was very much due to the mineral wealth found in …
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Simon Cotterill
