Tyndrum Lead Mines
Other Business Names:
- Clifton, Sir John
- Breadalbane, Lord
- Mine Adventurers of England
- Ripon Co
- Richardson, Richard, & Thomas Patten
- Scots Mining Co
- Caledonia Mining Co
- Caledonia Mining Co
- Tyndrum Lead & Zinc Mines Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Tyndrum, Stirling, Central, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Extraction
Lead extraction
Notes:
First exploited from 1730 when Sir John Clifton took a 38 year lease from Lord Breadalbane. By 1747 it was in the hands of the Mine Adventurers of England and subsequently, inter alia, the Ripon Co, 1760-62; Richard Richardson & Thomas Patten, 1762-68; Scots Mining Co, 1768-91; Caledonia Mining Co, 1803-07; Lord Breadalbane, 1837-62; Tyndrum Lead & Zinc Mines Ltd, 1918-26.
Publications:
- Lead Mines of Tyndrum by Moreton, Stephen
- Occupational exposure to heavy metals poisoning. Scottish lead mining by Mills, Catherine, & W Paul Adderley
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Clifton, Sir John
- Breadalbane, Lord
- Mine Adventurers of England
- Ripon Co
- Richardson, Richard, & Thomas Patten
- Scots Mining Co
- Caledonia Mining Co
- Caledonia Mining Co
- Tyndrum Lead & Zinc Mines Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Tyndrum, Stirling, Central, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Extraction Lead extraction
Notes:
First exploited from 1730 when Sir John Clifton took a 38 year lease from Lord Breadalbane. By 1747 it was in the hands of the Mine Adventurers of England and subsequently, inter alia, the Ripon Co, 1760-62; Richard Richardson & Thomas Patten, 1762-68; Scots Mining Co, 1768-91; Caledonia Mining Co, 1803-07; Lord Breadalbane, 1837-62; Tyndrum Lead & Zinc Mines Ltd, 1918-26.Publications:
- Lead Mines of Tyndrum by Moreton, Stephen
- Occupational exposure to heavy metals poisoning. Scottish lead mining by Mills, Catherine, & W Paul Adderley