Ecton Hill Mines

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 c1890s

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