Valley of the Greenburn & its Copper Mine

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Greenburn Beck


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Greenburn Copper Mines (disused)


Coniston Civil Parish

  • Description

    "Five copper rich lodes (or veins) were discovered in this small valley and they were worked for centuries, although most of these buildings date from the mid 19thC when production stepped up a gear or two. Approximately £25000 worth of copper pyrites was won from these mines before the end of the 19thC, and mining continued into the 20thC, although with less success. Mining aside, the views are simply stunning." Photo by Matthew Hatton, 2016.

  • Owner

    Matthew Hatton

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5679881
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 5 hours, 41 minutes ago
    Viewed: 8 times
    Picture Taken: 2016-05-20

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