The Maughold Head Mine
[Isle of Man Times, Saturday, March 29, 1873; Page: 8] was a
copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...
mine located in the parish of
Maughold
Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man. Tradition states that he was an Irish people, Irish prince and c ...
,
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
.
['Manx Sun.'' Saturday, March 29, 1873; Page: 16]
History
Mining was a thriving industry on the
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
up until the early part of the 20th century. The
sett
A sett or set is a badger's den. It usually consists of a network of tunnels and numerous entrances. The largest setts are spacious enough to accommodate 15 or more animals with up to of tunnels and as many as 40 openings. Such elaborate setts ...
of the Maughold Mine comprised 95
acre
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s and consisted of three
lode
In geology, a lode is a deposit of metalliferous ore that fills or is embedded in a fracture (or crack) in a rock formation or a vein of ore that is deposited or embedded between layers of rock. The current meaning (ore vein) dates from th ...
s with strong branches or ''feeders'' between them.
Of these
lode
In geology, a lode is a deposit of metalliferous ore that fills or is embedded in a fracture (or crack) in a rock formation or a vein of ore that is deposited or embedded between layers of rock. The current meaning (ore vein) dates from th ...
s the No.1 or ''Eastern'' lode was between and whilst the No.2 or ''Western'' lode was . The
lode
In geology, a lode is a deposit of metalliferous ore that fills or is embedded in a fracture (or crack) in a rock formation or a vein of ore that is deposited or embedded between layers of rock. The current meaning (ore vein) dates from th ...
s ran in the same direction as the
Great Laxey lodes and adjoined that of the
Dhyrnane Mine
The Dhyrnane Mine was a hematite and iron ore mine located in the parish of Maughold, Isle of Man.''Manx Sun.'' Saturday, March 29, 1873; Page: 16
History
Mining on the Isle of Man can trace its origins as far back as the 13th century. Records ...
.
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The mines however produced a poor yield which resulted in the
Maughold Head Mining Company, the mine's operator going into liquidation in 1874.
See also
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Snaefell Wheel
The Snaefell Wheel (also known as Lady Evelyn) is a waterwheel in Laxey, Isle of Man. The wheel stands in the Laxey Washing Floors, washing floors in Laxey Glen Gardens, approximately 700 metres south of the larger Laxey Wheel.
The wheel was unv ...
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Laxey Wheel
The Laxey Wheel (also known as Lady Isabella) is built into the hillside above the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. It is the largest surviving original working waterwheel in the world. Designed by Robert Casement, the wheel has a diameter ...
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Great Laxey Mine
The Great Laxey Mine was a silver, lead ore and zinc mine in Laxey, in the parish of Lonan (parish), Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine exceeded a depth of and consisted primarily of three shafts: the Welsh Shaft, the 's Shaft and the Engine Shaft; e ...
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Great Laxey Mine Railway
The Great Laxey Mine Railway was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Man's Great Laxey Mine, a lead Mining, mine located in Laxey. The gauge railway runs from the old mine entrance to the Laxey Washing Floors, washing floors along a ri ...
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Great Snaefell Mine
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Foxdale Mines
The Foxdale Mines is a collective term for a series of mines and shafts which were situated in a highly mineralised zone on the Isle of Man, running east to west, from Elerslie mine in Crosby, Isle of Man, Crosby to Niarbyl on the coast near Dal ...
References
Sources
Bibliography
* The Forgotten Iron Mines of Kirk Maughold, Isle of Man - D.B. Hollis, 1988. Published by The Northern Mine Research Society (1988).
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Underground mines in the Isle of Man
1866 establishments in the Isle of Man