Force Crag Mine, Cumbria - July 2009

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Operating from 1839 until 1991, Force Crag is situated in the Coledale Valley and mined a combination of lead, zinc and barytes throughout the years. Ownership changed many times through it's lifetime, each experiencing various levels of success. Tours of the crushing mill are put on a few times a year by the National Trust, meaning the buildings are locked up tight.

Force Crag used both 1ft 10in and 2ft 0in gauge railways, originally connecting the mine to a nearby town intil it's later years when lorries were used. The Marsden jaw crusher, located near No.1 adit, is capable of processing 32-tons of ore and passing it onto the 50ft conveyor to the 1909-built crushing mill. Both adits are (as far as I can see) blocked so many feet in, but both have streams running out of them and on into the Coledale Beck, since water power was utilised until the mid-20th century.



No.1 level adit

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Marsden jaw crusher

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Crushing mill

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Force Crag, now with onsite toilet facilities..

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Loading dock

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No.0 level adit

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Thanks ;)
 
Looks very interesting...........and desolate :mrgreen: but I love the 2nd to last pic with the water cascading down the slope in the background.
 

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