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Mine folder containing reports, memoranda, letters, etc

Catalogue reference: WDB 2/2/101

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Reference
WDB 2/2/101
Title
Mine folder containing reports, memoranda, letters, etc
Date
1926-1942
Description

- Memorandum on Greenside Mine, 16 February 1926

- Memorandum on Greenside Mine, 24 April 1926

- Development programme, Greenside Mine, 6, 30 July 1926

- Discussion paper, 'The Use of Hole-Directors in Ground-Breaking Control' by H Simon, 19 March 1931

- Diagrams showing application of block and tackle to hand-held jack-hammer development, April 1932

- Letter from E I Borlase to Donald Murray, Whitley Bay, about recent fall in shaft at mine, 15 December 1933

- Letter from R M Hodgson to the Manager about the assay and royalty plans, 25 February 1934

- Particulars and preliminary report on the Greenside Lead Mines, Greenside Mining Co. Ltd. in liquidation, March 1935

- Greenside Mine in liquidation: preliminary report by Anthony Wilson, MIMM, Thornthwaite Grange, Keswick, 20 May 1935

- Memorandum on Greenside Mine by John C Allan, DIC, ARSM, MIMM, 3 5 October 1936

- Preliminary report on Greenside Mine by Dr W R Jones, 4 10 November 1936

- Greenside, report outlining development work, 13 November 1936

- Greenside Mine: ore reserves, 7 April 1937

- Report on work carried out up to 16 October, 25 October 1937

- Report on developments since May 1936 7, 27 October 1937

- Greenside ore reserve position on 1 February 2, 9 February 1938

- Report on visit to Greenside Mine on 14-15 May by Dr W R Jones, 3, 11 July 1938

- Memorandum on costs at 300 tons per day preparing shrinkage stopes 3, August 1938

- Memo on estimation of ore reserves and value, etc., 3 November 1938

- General contract prices to take effect from 14 January 1939

- Ore reserve calculations and working figures by G A P Moorhead, 11 March 1939

- Analysis of Greenside Mining and milling figures, 23 October 1938 to 8 April 1939

- Calculations to determine ore dilution in shrinkage stopes, 29 April 1939

- Report on fifteen rock specimens from Greenside Mine, by Dr W R Jones, DIC, 7, 11 May 1939

- Notes to accompany alignment diagram showing comparison between shrinkage and cut-and-fill stoping in block 12 F 2, 23 May 1939

- Memorandum on Greenside by J C Allan 2, 13 June 1939

- Proposed stoping system at 150 fm. level, 22 June 1939

- Report on work done in 150 fm. wide shrinkage stopes since stoping programme was submitted, 16 August 1939

- Letter from manager to R P Cecil-Smith, mining engineer, 30 August 1939

- Letter from R P Cecil-Smith about 150 fm. level, 30 August 1939

- Letter from same about increased risk from stopers in no. 12 stops 150 fm. level, 4 September 1939

- Further report by R Knuckey to Basinghall Mining Syndicate Ltd., 2, 16 November 1939

- Position at Greenside 3, 1 January 1940

- Extract on 'Fragmentation' from Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin of March 1940

- Report by R Knuckey to Managing director of Basinghall Mining Syndicate Ltd., Holywell, N Wales, 2, 3 April 1940

- Jackbit test charts, 22-25 July 1940

- Letter from E C Bloomfield to Secretary, Basinghall Mining Syndicate Ltd., concerning future prospects of Greenside Mine, 6, 8 March 1941

- Summarised assay results, and other charts, 7 April-3 May 1941

- Memorandum on Mr Bloomfield's report, 10 May 1941

- Summary of present position at Greenside, 25 November 1941

- Comparison of costs and efficiency, 8 March-27 June 1942

- Manager's progress report from 13 December 1941 to date, 3 April 1942

- 'Notes on sundry matters as at 30 May 1942

- Proposed scheme for use of winzes, 7 and 8 September 1942

- Costing calculations, 8 September 1942

- 'Notes on a Quick Rig for Jackhammers' by G R Heywood, Manager of Consolidated Main Reef Mines and Estate Ltd., n.d

- Greenside flow sheet to present by H D Hosking, n.d

- Summary of schedules of ore blocks, n.d

- Schedule of diamond drill holes, n.d

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Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5b03c8b5-e1af-4eb7-badf-30375e8804c5/

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Mine folder containing reports, memoranda, letters, etc