Dyson Refractories
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Roughcastle Mine was about 30m deep and was worked by the stoop and room method. Coal was worked in 25 cm seams. The mine was not pumped, as water drained naturally into an old shaft. Output per day in 1979 was 20 tons of coal and 95 tons of fireclay. The mine employed about 14 men.
The workings dated from the 1930s although fireclay had been mined for much longer in the area. The mine supplied Roughcastle and later Dyson Refractories. Usually the mine was owned by the brickworks. It closed in 1981.
The workings dated from the 1930s although fireclay had been mined for much longer in the area. The mine supplied Roughcastle and later Dyson Refractories. Usually the mine was owned by the brickworks. It closed in 1981.
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Dyson Refractories
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A2076.009
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Plan showing bulk bag feeder
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13 Nov 1986
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A2253.003
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Report on the Chemical Analysis of Bores
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09 Aug 1976
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P09029
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Pit Head, Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09020
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Hutches at Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09021
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Hutches at Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09022
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Hutches at Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09023
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The Pit Head, Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09024
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Loaded Hutch at the Pithead, Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09025
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Unloading Bay, Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09026
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Unloading fireclay, Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09027
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Unloading Bay, Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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P09028
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Lorry being loaded at Roughcastle Mine.
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30 Nov 1979
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