Sipton Mine, Allendale, Northumberland, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sipton Mine | Mine |
| Allendale | Civil Parish |
| Northumberland | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 50' 33'' North , 2° 14' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY846498
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Allendale Town | 709 (2017) | 6.2km |
| Alston | 1,105 (2018) | 13.3km |
| Haydon Bridge | 1,557 (2017) | 14.7km |
| Slaley | 711 (2017) | 15.2km |
| Hexham | 11,388 (2017) | 16.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
235574
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235574:3
GUID (UUID V4):
50208af7-7a29-4548-9243-629250b3c52a
A minor lead mine, located on the Sipton Vein, approximately 1 km north of the St. Peter's Mine in Sparty Lea. The vein was discovered during the driving of the Blackett Level in the 1850s. A shaft was sunk on the vein from surface to facilitate work on the level, which was being driven from Allendale Town south toward Allenheads in hopes of providing drainage for the lower levels of the Allenheads Mine. The Sipton Vein was worked for lead in the form of galena by W.H. Beaumont Company during the early to mid 1860s, and again in the 1920s by the Weardale Lead Company. The Sipton Shaft was also used to access Esp's Vein, which was exposed along the Blackett Level just under 1 km north of the shaft. Mining continued until 1946, with the shaft employing the last hydraulic hoist engine used in the North Pennines.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- North Pennines AreaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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