The earliest documented mention of the ancient mines in Silver Gill, Caldbeck, dates back to an order issued by Edward III in 1331 regarding Robert de Barton, who was appointed as the keeper of a mine of silver and lead in the areas of Minerdale and Silverbeck, County Cumberland (now Cumbria). This historical reference is quoted by Raistrick and Jennings in 1965.
The Silver Gill vein is characterized by being a quartz vein bearing lead, zinc, and copper mineralization. It is believed that the mineralization dates back to the early Carboniferous period.
1863-1865 J.J. & J.R. Tustin
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Publications (37)
- (1921); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXII - Lead & Zinc: Lake District; 65 pages
- (1989); CATMHS - Newsletter 024-August; 32 pages
- (1993); CATMHS - Newsletter 036-October; 32 pages
- (1994); CATMHS - Newsletter 040-October; 31 pages
- (1997); CATMHS - Newsletter 051-October; 20 pages
- (2000); CATMHS - Newsletter 061-September; 38 pages
- (2000); CATMHS - Newsletter 062-December; 38 pages
- (2003); CATMHS - Newsletter 071-May; 29 pages
- (2004); CATMHS - Newsletter 074-February; 25 pages
- (2005); CATMHS - Newsletter 078-February; 34 pages
- (2005); CATMHS - Newsletter 079-May; 37 pages
- (2005); CATMHS - Newsletter 080-August; 35 pages
- (2005); CATMHS - Newsletter 081-November; 29 pages
- (2006); CATMHS - Newsletter 082-February; 29 pages
- (2007); CATMHS - Newsletter 089-November; 32 pages
- (2008); CATMHS - Newsletter 090-February; 42 pages
- (2008); CATMHS - Newsletter 091-May; 44 pages
- (2009); CATMHS - Newsletter 094-February; 49 pages
- (2009); CATMHS - Newsletter 095-May; 47 pages
- (2009); CATMHS - Newsletter 096-August; 38 pages
- (2009); CATMHS - Newsletter 097-November; 34 pages
- (2011); CATMHS - Newsletter 102-February; 37 pages
- (2011); CATMHS - Newsletter 103-May; 28 pages
- (2011); CATMHS - Newsletter 105-November; 36 pages
- (2012); CATMHS - Newsletter 106-February; 27 pages
- (2013); CATMHS - Newsletter 110-February; 30 pages
- (2014); CATMHS - Newsletter 114-February; 44 pages
- (2016); CATMHS - Newsletter 122-February; 35 pages
- (2016); CATMHS - Newsletter 124-August; 45 pages
- (2016); CATMHS - Newsletter 125-November; 40 pages
- (2017); CATMHS - Newsletter 126-February; 38 pages
- (2017); CATMHS - Newsletter 127-May; 45 pages
- (2017); CATMHS - Newsletter 128-August; 48 pages
- (2017); CATMHS - Newsletter 129-November; 46 pages
- (2018); CATMHS - Newsletter 131-May; 59 pages
- (2018); CATMHS - Newsletter 132-August; 40 pages
- Adams, John (2nd Ed 1995); Mines of the Lake District Fells; pp. 69-75
