Greenlaws mine and crushing mill by drone. Co Durham. Abandoned places UK.

[@davidbuchan2214]

the small wooden hut was where a couple of lads kipped when they came up in the 70s they were on a mineral dig at middle level , the small wriggly asbestos one behind it wa s their explosive store , believe it or not , the compressor outside middle level was used by them and started up with an old moped , the building you wernt sure of with the exposed arch was the joiners shops

[@davidbuchan2214]

the bit with spoil near the burnn one minute in, is the current greenlaws mineral project

[@assessorjohn]

Thank you for this David, great to have those questions answered. A few years ago I was invited to visit the level higher up the hill to get some photographs, they were digging out the collapsed shaft to get to the old workings and some of the crystal deposits there. A few months later they were successful and are recovery some gorgeous samples: facebook.com/people/UK-Fluorite-Greenlaws-Mine/100070332452235/?paipv=0&eav=AfYTetUK0buumMPRncnnNWc8WvTHhPOmSkTqMOK93jan0VBW7B99nDK_ZT0MVCbvSXg&_rdr

[@davidbuchan2214]

@@assessorjohn ive been a couple of times down the shaft , few mates were involved in the original dig you mention, , its not for the faint hjearted to say the least lol , ended up bad , with folk getting ripped off for big sums sadly

[@assessorjohn]

@@davidbuchan2214 It is sad, especially when you think that fluorite was once considered waste!

[@davidbuchan2214]

@@assessorjohn aye the mineral collector world is a cut throat business , ive only pieces ive collected myself i wont buy or sell for this very reason , im happy with keepsake interesting pieces , rather than the gemmy pure stuff , ive even managed too find a very tiny galena cube from the shaft spoil of healeyfield

[@MakeAllThingsBeautiful]

beautiful photography of a fascinating largely lost mine, i love old buildings, regards this mine it is difficult to understand how it all worked, one thing for sure it looks like whoever worked there worked hard though i guess most of the history will remain unkown

[@assessorjohn]

Thank you. There is a bit of history, The Greenlaws East Vein was worked by the Beaumont Company between 1850 - 1884 for lead, and for a short period there-after by the Weardale Lead Company. Some of the mine spoil was washed down by floods in 1995 to bury the remains of mid-19th century ore works, but two level portals (one a horse level), a wheelpit and nine bouse teams remain. The upper levels are currently being worked for specimen fluorite crystals - they have some great videos on here.

[@bigfoot-g4i]

boy that takes some doing, well done mate.

[@assessorjohn]

Well, the drone does all the work really!

[@chrisfirth461]

Another great video of a beautiful part of the world. I like the way you put descriptive comments so we know what and where things are. Thank you.

[@assessorjohn]

Thank you Chris. 👍 These old places are disappearing quite quickly.

[@stanfletcher478]

Very interesting, you have been a busy boy over the Easter Hols John......

[@assessorjohn]

Before the Easter hols Stan, couldn't get out with the rotten weather we had for Easter.

[@RetroGamerVX]

Bice, never visited, must do, so much in a small area :o)

[@assessorjohn]

Thanks Stephen. You really should, there's still quite a bit to see although plenty of destruction too, floods, thieves and vandals have all taken their toll. The farmer came and told me I was trespassing but he was nice about it and let me finish making the video. The public right of way passes right by the mine shop but not into the mine workings and buildings. I think the farmer is at at High Pinfold House farm if you wanted to ask first.

[@davidbuchan2214]

@@assessorjohn seems very petty i must say , the dressing floor is just slightly off the open access area and two paths cross it ,nice he was friendly tho , they usually are if you tell them what your doing ,

[@hebfkwkk]

History is everywhere, waiting to be discovered by scratching under the surface. I've driven past here hundreds of times and had no idea it was here.

[@assessorjohn]

I’ve found exactly that so many times! Things I walked or drove by for years suddenly revealed.

[@w1p850]

where on google maps

[@assessorjohn]

Copy/paste 54° 43′ 40″ N 2° 10′ 21″ W