Ecton Hill Mines
Other Business Names:
- Deep Ecton Mine
- Clayton Mine
- Devonshire, Duke of
- Burgoyne family
- Ecton Consolidated Mining Co Ltd
- New Ecton Mining Co Ltd
- Ecton Clayton & Waterbank Mining Co Ltd
- Ecton Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ecton, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Copper extraction
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Extraction
Lead extraction
Notes:
Ancient copper and, to lesser extent, lead mines. The most important were Deep Ecton Mine and Clayton Mine For many years Duke of Devonshire and Burgoyne family owned local mineral rights. Duke of Devonshire exploited mines c1760-1818 when most successful copper mines in Britain. Thereafter in decline when operated unsuccessfully by several joint stock companies including Ecton Consolidated Mining Co Ltd, New Ecton Mining Co Ltd, Ecton Clayton & Waterbank Mining Co Ltd, Ecton Co Ltd, etc. Mining ended c1890s
Publications:
- Copper and Lead Mines of Ecton Hill, Staffordshire by Robey, John, & Lindsey Porter
- Delving Ever Deeper. The Ecton Mines through time by Barnatt, John
- Ecton Copper Mines in the seventeenth century by Robey, John
- Ecton Copper Mines under the Dukes of Devonshire, 1760-90 by Porter, Lindsay
- Ecton Mines by Kirkham, Nellie
- Ecton Mines by Kirkham, Nellie, & Trevor D Ford
- Ecton Mines by Kirkham, Nellie
- Underground electric lighting in the 1880s. Clayton Mine, Ecton, Staffordshire by Barnatt, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Deep Ecton Mine
- Clayton Mine
- Devonshire, Duke of
- Burgoyne family
- Ecton Consolidated Mining Co Ltd
- New Ecton Mining Co Ltd
- Ecton Clayton & Waterbank Mining Co Ltd
- Ecton Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ecton, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Copper extraction
- Extraction Lead extraction
Notes:
Ancient copper and, to lesser extent, lead mines. The most important were Deep Ecton Mine and Clayton Mine For many years Duke of Devonshire and Burgoyne family owned local mineral rights. Duke of Devonshire exploited mines c1760-1818 when most successful copper mines in Britain. Thereafter in decline when operated unsuccessfully by several joint stock companies including Ecton Consolidated Mining Co Ltd, New Ecton Mining Co Ltd, Ecton Clayton & Waterbank Mining Co Ltd, Ecton Co Ltd, etc. Mining ended c1890sPublications:
- Copper and Lead Mines of Ecton Hill, Staffordshire by Robey, John, & Lindsey Porter
- Delving Ever Deeper. The Ecton Mines through time by Barnatt, John
- Ecton Copper Mines in the seventeenth century by Robey, John
- Ecton Copper Mines under the Dukes of Devonshire, 1760-90 by Porter, Lindsay
- Ecton Mines by Kirkham, Nellie
- Ecton Mines by Kirkham, Nellie, & Trevor D Ford
- Ecton Mines by Kirkham, Nellie
- Underground electric lighting in the 1880s. Clayton Mine, Ecton, Staffordshire by Barnatt, John