List of mines in the United Kingdom explained

This list of mines in the United Kingdom is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. This list does not include collieries (which are given at List of coal mines in the United Kingdom). For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.

Operational

Mine	Commodity	Coordinates	Associated town	County	Owner	Dates	Notes	Refs
Barrow Mine	Gypsum (plaster)	52.744°N -1.123°W	Barrow upon Soar	Leicestershire	British Gypsum	1987–present	Output is used for plasters, renders etc.	^[1]
Boulby Mine	Potash/Polyhalite, rock salt	54.553°N -0.824°W	Staithes	North Yorkshire	Israel Chemical Limited	1973–present		^[2]
Cononish Mine	Gold/silver	56.418°N -4.77°W	Tyndrum	Stirling	Scotgold	2018–present	Developed in an old lead mine	^[3]
Fauld Mine	Gypsum	52.852°N -1.732°W	Tutbury	Staffordshire	British Gypsum	?–present	Product is used in cement manufacture
Kilroot salt mine	Rock salt	54.728°N -5.748°W	Carrickfergus	Antrim	Irish Salt Mining	1965–present	Produces rock salt for roads, and salt licks for animals	^[4]
Lochaline Mine	Silica sand		Lochaline	Highland	Lochaline Quartz Sand	1940–2008 2012–present	Produces glass sand
Milldam Mine	Fluorspar/lead ore	53.299°N -1.737°W	Great Hucklow	Derbyshire		1985–2023	Produces around of fluorspar per year	^[5]
Winsford Mine	Halite		Winsford	Cheshire	Compass Minerals	1928–present		^[6]
Woodsmith Mine	Polyhalite	54.435°N -0.623°W	Whitby	North Yorkshire	Anglo-American	2017–present		^[7]

Defunct or closed

Mine	Commodity	Coordinates	Associated town	County	Owner	Dates	Notes
	Lead		Castleton	Derbyshire	Romans	Unknown–1869
	Silver		Alva	Clackmannanshire	The Woodland Trust	18th century	The richest deposit of native silver ever found in the British Isles
	Gold		Bontddu	Gwynedd	Midas Exploration	1862–1998
	Gold		Pumsaint	Carmarthenshire		Unknown–1938
Parys Mountain	Copper		Amlwch	Anglesey
Sygun	Copper		Beddgelert	Gwynedd		Unknown–1903
Drakelands	Tungsten and tin		Plymouth	Devon	Wolf Minerals	1918–2018

References

Sources

• Book: Cameron. D. G.. Evans. E. J.. Idoine. N. Mankelow. J. Parry. S. F.. Patton. M. A. G.. Hill. A. Directory of Mines and Quarries . 2020 . British Geological Survey . Keyworth . 978-0-85272-789-8 . 11. .

Notes and References

1. News: Rush . Andy . New areas of Barrow-upon-Soar mine to be opened up in £6.5m scheme . 27 August 2023 . Loughborough Echo . 23 June 2017 . en.
2. News: Kershaw . Ronald . Britain's first potash mine ready for production soon . The Times . 58841 . 23 July 1973 . 16. 0140-0460.
3. Web site: Cononish Project : Scotgold Resources Ltd . scotgoldresources.com . 27 August 2023.
4. Web site: Home . IRISH SALT MINING & EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD . 27 August 2023.
5. Web site: Milldam Mine, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK . mindat.org . 27 August 2023.
6. News: Jahangir . Rumeana . Inside the UK's largest salt mine . 22 September 2023 . BBC News . 17 February 2016.
7. News: Leroux. Marcus. Sirius mines the moors to turn potash into gold. The Times. 72300. 12 August 2017. 53. 0140-0460.