Great Laxey Mine
The Washing Floor of the Great Laxey Mine
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| Location | |
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| Location | Laxey, Isle of Man |
| Country | Isle of Man, British Isles |
| Coordinates | 54°14′23.8″N 004°24′22.6″W / 54.239944°N 4.406278°WCoordinates: 54°14′23.8″N 004°24′22.6″W / 54.239944°N 4.406278°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper |
| History | |
| Opened | circa 1782 |
| Closed | 1929 |
| Owner | |
| Company | The Great Laxey Mining Company Limited |
| Website | http://www.manxmines.com/LAXEY%20MINE.htm |
The Great Laxey Mine was a silver, lead ore and zinc mine located in Laxey, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine reached a depth in excess of 2,200 ft (670.6 m) and consisted primarily of three shafts; the Welsh Shaft, the Dumbell's Shaft and the Engine Shaft each of these shafts being connected by a series of levels.
The Isle of Man contains a large variety of minerals. Copper ore was mined at Bradda Head as far back as the 13th Century, Harald, King of Mann (1237-1248), having granted a charter under which the monks of Furness Abbey obtained working rights of this mine.
Later in the same century the Earl of Buchan received a licence from King Edward I to dig for lead on the Calf of Man, and when the Isle of Man was granted to Sir John Stanley by King Henry IV in 1406, "mines of lead and iron" were included.
In 1700 almost 230 tons of copper ore was shipped from the "Duane" mine at Maughold whilst also at this time the Rushen and Kirk Arbory mines were producing significant quantities of copper ore.
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