Honister Slate Mine

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The Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria is the last working slate mine in England. Quarrying for Westmorland green slate has been taking place in the area since the late 17th century. Apart from the mining it is also a popular tourist attraction in the Lake District National Park.

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  • Subterranea Britannica page@
  • Subterranea page@ issue 15
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Location: 54.5106, -3.1961, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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    mine in Borrowdale, United Kingdom
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    copper mine in Caldbeck, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Carrock Fell tungsten, lead, copper, and arsenic mines and the remains of an early 20th century tungsten mill
    mine in Mungrisdale, United Kingdom
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    old mines above Lake Coniston inc. the Youth Hostel
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    copper mine in Above Derwent, Cumbria, England, UK
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    copper mine in Above Derwent, Cumbria, England, UK
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    disused mine in Eskdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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    mine in Above Derwent, United Kingdom
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    mine in Coniston, United Kingdom
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    lead mine in Patterdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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    slate mine in Cumbria, United Kingdom
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    mine in Workington, United Kingdom
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    mine in Lakes, United Kingdom
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    mine in Patterdale, United Kingdom
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    iron mine in Eskdale
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    copper mine in Above Derwent, Cumbria, England, UK
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    mine in Patterdale, United Kingdom
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1987 — 2012 Keswick Mining Museum
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linkpageSubterranea Britannica page@Wikidata
linkpageSubterranea page@issue 15Wikidata
sitecaveThe Swilly HolecaveWikidata
sitemineBorrowdale graphite mines and associated grinding mill, 660m north west of Seathwaitegraphite mineWikidata
sitemineCarrock End copper mine 230m and 490m south west of Linewathcopper mineWikidata
sitemineCarrock Fell tungsten, lead, copper, and arsenic mines and the remains of an early 20th century tungsten milllead mine, copper mineWikidata
sitemineConiston copper minescopper mineWikidata
sitemineDale Head copper mine 300m north east of Dale Headcopper mineWikidata
sitemineDale Head copper mine dressing floors and associated buildings 400m north of Dale Headcopper mineWikidata
sitemineGill Force mineiron mineWikidata
sitemineGoldscope copper and lead mines and remains of associated dressing floors, stamp mill, dressing mill, reservoir and leatslead mine, copper mineWikidata
sitemineGreenburn copper mines and associated ore processing workscopper mineWikidata
sitemineGreenside lead mines, ore works and smelt milllead mineWikidata
sitemineGreenside Minelead mineWikidata
sitemineHaig Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineHonister Slate Mineslate mine, mining museumWikidata
sitemineJane Pit, a 19th century coal mine adjacent to the Sports Ground, Mossbaycoal mineWikidata
sitemineLead mine and ore works at Greenhead Gill, Grasmerelead mineWikidata
sitemineMyers Head lead minelead mineWikidata
sitemineNab Gill mineiron mineWikidata
sitemineSt Thomas' Work Elizabethan copper mine 320m north west of Grey Buttresscopper mineWikidata
sitemineTop Power House electric power generation station and associated leat for Greenside lead mine centred 740m NNW of Hole-in-the-Walead mineWikidata
sitemine2020Woodhouse Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemuseumHaig Colliery Mining Museummining museumWikidata
sitemuseum1987Keswick Mining Museummining museumWikidata
sitemuseum1995Threlkeld Quarry And Mining Museummining museumWikidata
sitetunnelWhitehaven Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
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commonsimageDon honister mine Commons
commonsimageSlate mine from YHA hostel window in Honister Commons
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