Goose Green Mine

Goose Green Mine was an iron ore mine opened in 1855, worked until 1892. It was then abandoned in 1897 until some ore was extracted during the First World War, 1910-1913.

 

Further reading

• Mindat lists two mineral specimens.

 

If you are interested in other classic British locales we may have stock from the following locales.

British locales

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I have only included the pieces attributed to specific places; not simply 'Weardale' for example.
Click here for a full list of British minerals.  
 
Angus, Scotland

• Ardownie Quarry, Monifieth, Angus, Scotland

Bridgend, Wales

• Park Slip Colliery, Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend, Wales, UK

Ceredigion, Wales

• Bwlch Glas Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales
• Cwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales

Conwy, Wales

• Great Orme, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales

Cornwall

• Great South Tolgus, Tarewaste, Cornwall
• Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall
• Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall
• Melbur China Clay Pit, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall
• Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall
• Restormel Royal Iron Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall - formerly Trinity Mine
• South Caradon Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall
• Trevinnick Mine, St Kew, Cornwall
• West Wheal Jewel, St Day, Cornwall
• Wheal Cock, St Just, Cornwall
• Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall
• Wheal Wrey, St Ive, Cornwall

County Durham

• Newlandside Quarry, Stanhope, County Durham

Cumbria

• Brandy Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria
• Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Falls, Cumbria
• Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Falls, Cumbria
• Eskett Quarry, Copeland, Cumbria
• Florence-Ullcoats Mine, Egremont, Cumbria
• Goose Green Mine, Frizington, Cumbria
• Kinniside Mine, Copeland, Cumbria
• Mexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
• Mowbray mine, Frizington, Cumbria
• Old Brandlehow Mine, Keswich, Cumbria
• Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, uk
• Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Falls, Cumbria
• Smallcleugh mine, Nenthead, Alston, Cumbria.

Derbyshire

• Wapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire

Devon

• Drakelands Mine, Sparkwell, Devon
• Hemerdon Mine, Sparkwell, Devon
• High Down Quarry, West Buckland, Devon
• New England Quarry, Yealmpton, Devon
• Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland, Devon

Dorset

• Coombefield Quarry, Isle of Portland, Dorset

Dumfries and Galloway

• Coatsgate Quarry, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
• Old Glencrieff Vein, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Gloucestershire

• Chipping Sodbury Quarry - formerly Hampstead Farm Quarry
• Hampstead Farm Quarry, now Chipping Sodbury Quarry

Highlands

• Ledmore Quarry, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland

Kent

• Warden Point, Warden, Isle of Sheppey, Kent

Lanarkshire

• Dunside, Lesmahagow, Scotland

Lancashire

• Crock Hey Mine, Wigan, Lancashire

Leicestershire

• Breedon Hill Quarry, Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire
• Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire
• New Cliffe Hill Quarry, Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire
• Newhurst Quarry, Shepshed, Leicestershire

Norfolk

• Castle Acre quarry, Newton by Castle Acre, Breckland, Norfolk
• Old Hunstanton, Hunstanton, Norfolk

North Ayrshire

• Loanhead Quarry, Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland

North Somerset

• Clevedon Beach, Clevedon, North Somerset

North Yorkshire

• Worton Hall Mine, Askrigg, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire

Shropshire

• Burgam Mine, Stiperstones, Shropshire

Vale of Glamorgan

• Lavernock beach, Lavernock, Vale of Glamorgan, UK

West Midlands

• Wrens Nest nature reserve, Dudley, West Midlands

 

For the rest of our British stock, see below.

Great Britain

Fossils from Great Britain - Minerals from Great Britain