Wet Grooves Mine

Carperby-cum-Thoresby, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Wet Grooves Mine is an abandoned mine and associated spoil heaps west of Leyburn.

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This site may also be known as Wet Grooves Mine or Wet Groves Mine.

The unusual name may be a reference to older mining practices, where small shallow surface workings may have resembled shallow grooves.

It is a former lead mine, with evidence of historical working for centuries.

There is a good exploration of the mine on the 28DaysLater website linked below.

Good quality specimens of aurichalcite, baryte, calcite and fluorite have been found at the site.

 

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