One of the few major mines in the Nenthead area NOT developed by the London Lead Co. It was developed from two levels, the Bloomsberry Horse Level, (now known as Brownley Hill Low Level) and Brownley Hill High Level.
The veins worked include;
Carrs Vein, Wellgill Cross Vein, Brownley Hill Moss Cross Vein, West High Cross Vein, High Cross Vein, Jug Vein, all basicly N-S veins.
The others are E-W veins, and are Brownley Hill North Vein, Brownley Hill Vein, Tatters String Vein, North Middle Vein, Middle Vein, Sun Vein. The replacement orebody (flats) are east of Wellgill vein, associated with Middle Vein. There is also a small replacement area between Brownley Hill, and Brownley Hill North Veins. Possibly associated with Tatters String, which runs parallel between the two main E-W veins. The alstonite came from the High Cross Vein.
Extensive sections of the mine are still accessible from the Low Level but although the Great Limestone workings are in reasonable condition the access levels are mostly very poor and dangerous.
Ref.:
- Green, D.I. , Mccallum, D. and Wood, M. (2000). "The Brownley Hill Mine, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England." Mineralogical Record, 31(3),pp:231-250.
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UK OS Grid Reference: NY776447
Map Reference: 54°47'47"N , 2°20'54"W
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