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Rogerley Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UKi
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Rogerley MineMine
Rogerley QuarryQuarry (Active)
StanhopeCivil Parish
County DurhamCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry
Rogerley Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Weardale, County Durham, England, UK

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 44' 16'' North , 1° 59' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ011381
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Frosterley636 (2017)2.1km
Stanhope1,602 (2017)2.5km
Wolsingham2,503 (2017)6.5km
Tow Law2,138 (2017)10.9km
Castleside4,881 (2017)12.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
4995
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4995:8
GUID (UUID V4):
e345f9ac-6b58-418c-9da5-deb0179bc7aa


First discovered by collectors Lindsay Greenbank and Mike Sutcliffe in an abandoned 19th century limestone quarry during the early 1970s, the Rogerley is to date the only mine operated on a commercial basis solely for specimen recovery in the UK. Operation of the mine was taken over by UK Mining Ventures in 1999.

Outline of the mine’s operating history:

1972 to 1996: Cumbria Mining and Mineral Company (CMMC) - Lindsay and Patricia Greenbank, with Michael and Brenda Sutcliffe.

1999 to 2016: UK Mining Ventures LLC (UKMV LLC) - A small team of American collectors and mineral dealers

2017 onwards: UK Mining Ventures Limited (UKMV Ltd.) - Ian and Diana Bruce

The principal workings are an adit extending northward along the Greenbank vein at the High Flats horizon of the Great Limestone. Specimens of green fluorite, often associated with galena, have been recovered from discontinuous mineralized flats on both the east and west sides of the vein.

Major pocket zones encountered at the mine to date include:

The Black Sheep Pocket Zone - 1999 to 2003
- The Birthday Pocket - 2001
- The Dipper Pocket - 2002 to 2003

The Solstice Pocket - 2001

The West Crosscut Pocket Zone - 2001 to 2010
- The Corner Pocket - 2003 to 2004
- The Dodgy Bugger Pocket - 2006
- The Rat Hole Pocket - 2007 to 2008
- The Rat Tail Pocket - 2009 to 2010

The Jewel Box Pocket - 2007 to 2008

The Blue Bell Pocket - 2008 to 2009

The Crushed Zone - 2010

Penny's Pocket Zone - 2011 to 2013
- The "Weardale Giant" - 2012

The Bluebirds Pocket Zone #1 - 2013 to 2014
The Bluebirds Pocket Zone #2 - 2014 to 2015

Since 2017 Rogerley mine is owned and operated by UK Mining Ventures Ltd. (Ian and Diana Bruce):

The Bluebirds Pocket Zone #2 - finished in November 2017

The Blasted Pocket - November 2017

The Wolfie´s Pocket Zone (which contained two major pockets) - December 2017 to February 2018

The Beadle Pocket - October 2018 to January 2019

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13 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 25 localities in this region.
Habit: Cubic, often with interpenetrant twins
Colour: Green, Purple
Fluorescence: Strong purple fluorescence, even in daylight
Description: The Fluorite is currently (2003) being mined commercially by UK Mining Ventures.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrocerussite5.BE.10Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2

Mindat Articles

Jolyon's Travels - Part 1 - The Rogerley Mine by Jolyon Ralph
The Weardale Giant - An exceptional Fluorite specimen by Jolyon Ralph


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