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| A.D. Mines | Melbecks | 1878 | 1884 | Gill, M.C. Swaledale: its Mines and Smelt Mills (Ashbourne: Landmark, 2001). |
| Aithwaite End Mine | Carperby cum Thoresby | 1867 | ||
| Apedale Mine | Castle Bolton | 1884 | ||
| Appletreewick Mine | Appletreewick | 1857 | 1927 | Gill, M.C. The Greenhow Mines (Keighley: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining No.60, 1998). Lead/Fluorspar |
| Arkengarthdale Lead Mines | Arkengarthdale | 1913 | Tyson, L.O. The Arkengarthdale Mines (Keighley: British Mining No.53, 1995). | |
| Arngill Mines | Muker | 1751 | 1921 | |
| Ashnott Mine | Newton | 1835 | Gill, M.C. “Yorkshire and Lancashire Lead Mines (Sheffield: British Mining No.33, 1982). | |
| Askrigg Moor Mine | Askrigg | 1722 | 1871 | Thomas Mason was involved with both this and Beezy Mine from 1861-75. The Crown was lessor. |
| Attermire Scar Mines | Settle | 1871 | Worked at various times; probably last by the Settle Mining Company Ltd between 1870 and 1871 | |
| Aygill Mine | Bowes | 1766 | ||
| Aysgarth Moor Mine | Aysgarth | 1877 | Costobadie & Co.; 1862 to 1872. Then worked by H.T. Robinson (lessor) from 1873-77. | |
| Backhouse Mine | Conistone | 1874 | Between 1752 and 1756 it was worked by Mr Drake (of Cotes Hall) & Co. | |
| Baldersdale Mine | Lunedale | 1883 | ||
| Bale Bank Mine | Bewerley | 1800 | ||
| Barf End Lead Mine | Marrick | 1881 | Also called Red Shaft. Sunk before 1782. | |
| Beezy Mine | Askrigg | 1861 | 1875 | Worked by Thomas Mason between 1861 and 1875. May also be part of Askrigg Moor Mine |
| Beldi Hill Mine | Muker | 1883 | ||
| Bentham Mine | Grassington | 1783 | 1812 | M.C. Gill The Grassington Mines (Keighley: British Mining No.46 1993) |
| Bewerley Mines | Bewerley | 1943 | Gill, M.C. The Greenhow Mines (Keighley: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining No.60, 1998). Lead/Fluorspar | |
| Billybanks Copper Mine | Hipswell | 1905 | 1912 | Also called: Richmond Copper Mine. |
| Birkdale Mine | Muker | 1767 | See Keld Side, Lane End and Little Moor Foot. | |
| Birkdale Mine | Lunedale | 1845 | ||
| Bishopdale Gavel Mine | Burton cum Walden | 1871 | See also: Stake Mine. | |
| Bishopdale Mine | Burton cum Walden | 1871 | Working in the C17th; probably very old | |
| Black Rigg Mine | Bewerley | 1781 | 1815 | |
| Black Rigg Mine | Thornthwaite with Padside | 1797 | 1801 | |
| Black Rock Mine | Hawkswick | 1829 | 1834 | |
| Blakethwaite Mine | Melbecks | 1797 | 1866 | |
| Blayshaw Gill Mine | Stonebeck Down | 1876 | 1910 | Blayshaw Gill Lead Mining Company; 1876 to 1909. |
| Blow Beck Mine | Grassington | 1764 | 1845 | |
| Blubberhouses Moor Lead Mine | Blubberhouses | 1787 | 1877 | Shewn on the first 1/10560 sheet as disused. Worked by W.S. Winn from 1866. |
| Bolton Park Mine | Castle Bolton | 1856 | 1870 | Bolton Parks Mining Co.; 1862 to 1872. Closed c1870. |
| Bowes Cross Mine | Bowes | 1888 | 1896 | Bowes Cross Mining Co.; 1888 to 1896. |
| Braithwaite Mine | East Witton | 1866 | ||
| Brigill Burn Mine | Arkengarthdale | 1748 | 1790 | |
| Brockabank Mine | Winterburn | 1705 | 1790 | Worked c1705 by Mr E. Justice; of York; and John Blackburn; of Friar Head; Winterburn. |
| Brownfield Mine | Carperby cum Thoresby | 1850 | 1869 | Dobson & Co.; 1862 to 1872. The Apedale Head Mining Co. had an interest from 1876 to 1878. |
| Brunghill Moor Mine | Newton | 1575 | 1603 | Reputed silver producer – worked by Bevis Bulmar c1603. |
| Buckden Gavel Mine | Buckden | 1698 | 1883 | Gill, M.C. The Wharfedale Mines (Keighley: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining No.49, 1994). |
| Burhill Mine | Appletreewick | 1881 | Worked from the Monastic period (Bolton Priory). Lead/Fluorspar | |
| Calamine Mine | Malham | 1787 | 1830 | Sunk by Lord Ribblesdale to work the Calamine deposits which were discovered in a cavern on Pikedaw. The deposit was exhausted by around 1830. |
| Cam Hills Mining Ground | Kettlewell | 1872 | Some workings are probably C17th but Cam Scar Co. worked the area during the 1860’s. George Craig & Co; of Aysgarth; took out a lease in January 1869 | |
| Cam Pasture Mine | Starbotton | 1877 | ||
| Cam Scar Mine | Kettlewell | 1860 | ||
| Carden Mine | Cracoe | 1853 | ||
| Carpley Green Mine (a) | Bainbridge | |||
| Carpley Green Mine (b) | Bainbridge | |||
| Castaway Mine | Grassington | 1735 | 1852 | |
| Cat Scar Mine | Aysgarth | 1871 | 1877 | |
| Cathole Clough Mine | Todmorden | 1755 | 1871 | Cat Holes Mine Co Ltd – 1871 |
| Chance Hill Mine | Burton cum Walden | 1881 | ||
| Chelsey Mine | Grassington | 1793 | 1852 | |
| Close House Mine | Lunedale | 2001 | Barytes | |
| Coalgrovebeck Mine | Grassington | 1750 | 1866 | The Coalgrovebeck Mine was formed by the consolidation of a number of grants in the 1750’s. |
| Coalgrovehead Mine | Grassington | 1737 | 1879 | |
| Cobscar Mine | Redmire | 1888 | ||
| Cockhill Mine | Bewerley | 1782 | 1943 | Cockhill Level was driven c1782 |
| Colsterdale Lead Mine | Colsterdale | 1690 | 1726 | |
| Conistone Moor Head Mine | Conistone | 1874 | Gill, M.C. The Wharfedale Mines (Keighley: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining No.49, 1994). | |
| Cononley Mine | Cononley | 1881 | Gill, M.C. “Yorkshire and Lancashire Lead Mines (Sheffield: British Mining No.33, 1982). Roe, M. An integrated study of the underground and surface arch�ology of Cononley Lead Mine, North Yorkshire (Unpublished Undergraduate Dissertation, University of Leicester, 2000). 884. | |
| Cowling Hill Mine | Cowling | 1861 | 1874 | |
| Cowstone Beck Heads Mine | Burton cum Walden | 1881 | ||
| Cranehow Bottom Mine | Preston under Scar | 1872 | Also called: Crenia or Crina Bottom. Worked by Messrs Powlett & Co. from 1845 to 1858 (at least) | |
| Craven Cross Mine | Appletreewick | 1928 | 1930 | No.2 Shaft. Lead/Fluorspar |
| Craven Cross Mine | Appletreewick | 1752 | 1795 | |
| Craven Moor Mine | Appletreewick | 1871 | A large area, worked from the Monastic period (Bolton Priory). See East and West Craven Moor Mines and Jamie Mine. | |
| Craven Moor United Mine | Appletreewick | 1884 | 1887 | Formed by the merger of the East and West Craven Moor Mines |
| Dinkling Green Mine | Bowland with Leagram | Worked Calamine. | ||
| Dove Cave Mine | Kettlewell | 1852 | A level which broke into some natural caves associated with a north-south rift. See also: Stope Cave. Part of the Silver Rake Mine | |
| Dovescar Moss Mines | Burton cum Walden | 1881 | ||
| Dry Gill Mine | Appletreewick | 1949 | 1967 | Worked for fluorspar by the Clay Cross Company in 1963 to 1967. |
| Dry Wath Mine | Stonebeck Up | 1908 | Also called: Limley Level. Joseph Craddock & Co.; 1889 to 1903. Abandoned c1908. | |
| East Craven Moor Mine | Appletreewick | 1879 | 1883 | Part of the former Craven Moor Mine. |
| East Grassington Mine | Appletreewick | 1886 | 1889 | The northern part of Craven Moor. |
| East Layton Copper Mine | East Layton | 1800 | 1812 | Goodchild, J. “The East Layton Copper Mine in Yorkshire and its Cost Book British Mining No.48 (1993), pp.31-33. Gill, M.C. “Steam and Water Pressure Engines on Yorkshire Dales Mines British Mining No.67 (2000), pp.70-98. |
| East Swaledale Mine | Marrick | 1890 | See Hurst. | |
| Elbolton Hill Mines | Thorpe | 1898 | 14 veins were recognised by Geological mapping. | |
| Ellerton Moor Mines | Ellerton Abbey | 1883 | ||
| Faggergill Mine | Arkengarthdale | 1855 | 1913 | Part of the Arkengarthdale Mines |
| Feldom Copper Mine | Marske | 1710 | 1715 | |
| Fidler Plet Mine | Grassington | 1736 | 1851 | |
| Forest Moor Mines | Thornthwaite with Padside | 1757 | 1866 | Gill, M.C. The Greenhow Mines (Keighley: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining No.60, 1998). |
| Foul Hole Mine | Stonebeck Up | 1900 | 1915 | Marshall Nicholson worked the mine from 1911 and abandoned it in June 1916; having ceased working in 1915. |
| Fountains Abbey Mines | Bewerley | 1540 | 1151-55 Roger de Mowbray granted land, together with the following rights in his forest of Nidderdale to Fountains Abbey of iron, lead and all kinds of stone and metal that might be found. | |
| Fourteen Meers Mine | Grassington | 1737 | 1848 | |
| Frankland Fold Mine | Grassington | 1735 | 1853 | |
| Fremington Edge Chert Mine | Arkengarthdale | 1905 | 1950 | Boulder Flint Co., 1905-1923 Boulder Flint Co. Ltd; 1924-1950 |
| Fremington Mines | Fremington | 1597 | 1883 | Gill, M.C. Swaledale: its Mines and Smelt Mills (Ashbourne: Landmark, 2001). |
| Friendship Mine | Grassington | 1820 | 1853 | Also called: Lee’s Mine. Formerly the Six & Three Meers Mine. |
| Gammersgill Mine | Carlton Town | 1845 | ||
| Gill Heads Mine | Appletreewick | 1985 | A lead mine which was worked for fluorspar in the 1920s, 1960s and early 1980s. | |
| Glory Mine | Grassington | 1791 | 1853 | |
| Glover Gill Mine | Muker | 1715 | 1871 | Lover Gill Mine was called Glover Gill Mine in the 1750’s. |
| Golden Fleece Mine | Appletreewick | 1889 | See Craven Cross and East Grassington. | |
| Grassington Mines | Grassington | 1604 | 1882 | M.C. Gill The Grassington Mines (Keighley: British Mining No.46 1993)Gill, M.C. �Mechanisation at the Grassington Lead Mines� Industrial Archaeology Review, Vol.11 No.1 (Autumn 1988), pp.37-50.Gill, M.C. �Customary Mining Law in Yorkshire� Paper presented to the International Mining History Conference, Bochum, Germany, September (1989).Gill, M.C. �Recreating Mining Landscapes� British Mining No.67 (2000), pp.44-51. |
| Green Bycliffe Mine | Grassington | 1747 | 1848 | Mainly C18th workings. |
| Green Lead Mines | Lunedale | 1757 | 1797 | Opencast and shallow shaft. |
| Grimwith Mine | Appletreewick | 1863 | 1881 | The Grimwith Mining Company Ltd.; formed in 1862 ran out of money around 1877. |
| Grinton Mines | Grinton | 1895 | Tyson, L.O. & Spensley, I. with White, R.F. The Grinton Mines (Keighley: British Mining No.51, 1995). | |
| Hag Mine | Kettlewell | 1863 | 1864 | |
| Hazel Temple Mine | Arkengarthdale | 1674 | 1678 | |
| Hebden Mines | Hebden | 1889 | M.C. Gill The Wharfedale Mines (Keighley: British Mining No.49 1994) | |
| Hirdgill Mine | Thornton Rust | 1875 | ||
| Hunger Hill Mine | Hawes | 1854 | 1871 | See also: Wensleydale Mine. Keystone from Raygill Level at the Museum of Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining, in Earby. |
| Hungry Chert Mine | Arkengarthdale | 1932 | 1950 | Tyson; L.O. “The Arkengarthdale Mines British Mining No.53 (1995); pp.88-95. Worked by J.S. Wagstaff; 1932-1950 |
| Hurst Mines | Marrick | 1890 | L.O. Tyson A History of the Manor and Lead Mines of Marrick; Swaledale (Sheffield: British Mining No.38 1989) | |
| Ingleton Lead Mines | Ingleton | 1703 | 1867 | |
| Jamie Mine | Appletreewick | 1857 | 1920 | Craven Moor Mining Co. 1857 to 1871 and the Greenhaugh Mining Co. April 1915 to early 1920’s.Roe, M. and Davies, A. A Survey of the area around Jamie Mine Sun Side Allotment, Appletreewick, North Yorkshire (Unpublished Interim Report for the Northern Mine Research Society (2000). |
| Keld Heads Mine | Preston under Scar | 1888 | ||
| Keldside Mine | Muker | 1745 | 1870 | Gill, M.C. Swaledale: its Mines and Smelt Mills (Ashbourne: Landmark, 2001). |
| Kettlewell Mines | Kettlewell | 1887 | M.C. Gill The Wharfedale Mines (Keighley: British Mining No.49 1984) | |
| Kisdon Mine | Muker | 1858 | 1870 | Kisdon Company Ltd; 1866 to 1870. |
| Kneeton Mine | Melsonby | 1896 | A copper mine | |
| Lane End Mine | Muker | 1801 | 1861 | |
| Lead Mine Clough | Heptonstall | 1685 | Also called Heptonstall. | |
| Lee’s Mine | Stonebeck Up | 1845 | 1855 | Also called: Thorpe Mine. Date of abandonment estimated. |
| Limley Mine | Stonebeck Up | 1908 | Also called: Dry Wath Mine. Joseph Craddock & Co.; 1889 to 1903. Abandoned c1908. | |
| Little Moor Foot Mine | Muker | 1841 | 1870 | |
| Lolly Scar Mine | Stonebeck Down | 1866 | 1910 | Joseph Cradock; 1889 to 1910. |
| Lover Gill Mine | Muker | 1715 | 1871 | Called Glover Gill Mine. |
| Low Stoney Grooves Mine | Bewerley | 1889 | Stoney Grooves was being worked c1700. | |
| Lownathwaite Mines | Melbecks | 1904 | ||
| Lunehead Mine | Lunedale | 1741 | 1938 | Lead/Barytes |
| Merrybent Mine | Melsonby | 1861 | 1911 | A copper mine |
| Merryfield Mine | Stonebeck Down | 1876 | ||
| Mexico Mine | Grassington | 1744 | 1770 | At the east end of Brown Bycliffe Vein. |
| Middleton Tyas Mines | Middleton Tyas | 1733 | 1879 | Hornshaw, T.R. Copper Mining in Middleton Tyas (Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council, 1975) |
| Miles Pasture Mines | Muker | 1781 | 1849 | |
| Moor End Mine | Newton | 1575 | 1851 | |
| Moss Mine | Grassington | 1764 | 1880 | Also called Coalgrovehead Mine. |
| Mossdale Mine | Conistone | 1874 | ||
| Moulton Mine | Middleton Tyas | 1891 | 1895 | Hornshaw, T.R. Copper Mining in Middleton Tyas (Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council, 1975) |
| Muker Edge Mine | Muker | 1818 | 1871 | Also called: Providence Mine |
| Muker Side Mine | Muker | 1818 | 1881 | |
| New Providence Mine | Starbotton | 1858 | 1880 | Wharfedale Mining Company Ltd; 1857 to 1880. It became the Wharfedale Mine by 1859. |
| New Rake Mine | Grassington | 1823 | 1860 | There are some very old workings on New Rake. |
| New Ripon Lead Mine | Grassington | 1764 | 1813 | |
| Nidderdale Mine | Bewerley | 1858 | 1875 | Nidderdale Mining Co. Ltd; 1859 to 1871. |
| Noah’s Dale Mines | Todmorden | 1685 | Working in late C17th. | |
| Odd Meer Mine | Conistone | 1874 | ||
| Old Gang Mine | Reeth | 1914 | Gill, M.C. Swaledale: its Mines and Smelt Mills (Ashbourne: Landmark, 2001). | |
| Old Merryfield Mine | Stonebeck Down | 1880 | Old Merryfield Bounds:Beginning at Stoney Gill Foot; north to Burn Gill; thence west in a straight line to Stoney Grooves Gill Head and back down the beck to the beginning. | |
| Old Moulds Mine | Arkengarthdale | 1801 | 1891 | Moulds Level was driven c1801 but the mine was being worked from shafts by 1748. |
| Old Providence Mine | Kettlewell | 1875 | The waterwheel and roller crusher from this mine are at the Museum of Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining, in Earby. | |
| Palfrey Mine | Grassington | 1742 | 1853 | Also called: Pawfrey or Porphery Mine. |
| Pateley Bridge Mines | Bewerley | 1928 | See also Cockhill Mine. | |
| Pawfrey Mine | Grassington | 1742 | 1853 | See under Palfrey Mine. |
| Peck O’Malt Mine | Conistone | 1874 | ||
| Perseverence Mine | Blubberhouses | 1787 | 1877 | See under: Blubberhouses Moor Lead Mine. Worked by the Persevering Mining Co. from c1872 to 1877. |
| Peru Mine | Grassington | 1844 | 1848 | Also see under: Old; New and West Peru. |
| Petticoat Rake Mine | Burton cum Walden | 1881 | ||
| Pikehaw Bottom Mine | Grassington | 1749 | 1794 | |
| Piper Plet Mine | Grassington | 1736 | 1830 | |
| Pit Moss Mine | Grassington | 1764 | 1880 | See also: Old Moss Shaft. |
| Porphery Mine | Grassington | 1742 | 1853 | See under: Palfrey Mine. |
| Prosperous & Providence Mine | Bewerley | 1889 | Nidderdale Lead Mining Company Ltd; 1859 to 1871. Reformed as the Sunside & Merryfield Lead Mining Company Ltd; 1872 to 1874.Prosperous & Providence Company; 1874 to 1877.Bewerley United Lead & Barytes Mining Company Ltd; 1887 to 1889. | |
| Prosperous Mine | Bewerley | 1889 | Working during the Wood-Horner period (1793-1825) also worked by Watson and the Nidderdale Lead Mining Company Ltd. | |
| Providence Mine | Kettlewell | 1875 | See under: Old Providence Mine. | |
| Providence Mine | Muker | 1818 | 1871 | See also: Muker Edge Mine. |
| Punchard Head Mine | Arkengarthdale | 1738 | 1860 | |
| Ratlock Mine | Grassington | 1915 | 1918 | |
| Raydale Copper Mine | Bainbridge | Shown as “Old Copper Mine Shaft on 1st editon 1/10560 OS sheet. | ||
| Raygill Mine | Lothersdale | 1855 | 1895 | Barytes |
| Richmond Copper Mine | Hipswell | 1905 | 1912 | See under: Billybanks Copper Mine. |
| Rimington Mine | Rimington | 1600 | 1925 | Gill, M.C. “Yorkshire and Lancashire Lead Mines (Sheffield: British Mining No.33, 1982). |
| Seata Mine | Aysgarth | 1865 | ||
| Settle Scar Mines | Settle | 1731 | 1873 | See also: Attermire. Worked at various times – c1730 and possibly by the Settle Mining Company Ltd between 1870-71. |
| Silver Band Mine | Lunedale | 1906 | See West Silverband | |
| Silver Bottom Mine | Castle Bolton | 1870 | On 1st edition 1/10560 OS sheet. | |
| Silver Rake Mines | Kettlewell | 1879 | Amalgamated with the Victoria Mine in 1852. | |
| Simon’s Seat Mine | Thrushcross | 1830 | ||
| Skelhorn Mine | Rimington | 1600 | 1926 | See Rimington Mine. |
| Skelterton Hill Mines | Cracoe | 1739 | 1755 | |
| Sorrelsykes Mine | West Burton | 1902 | Worked c1840 and reopened by Cradock c1902 but it was a failure | |
| South Swaledale Mine | Muker | 1864 | 1869 | See also: Muker Side and Lover (Glover) Gill. South Swaledale Lead Mining Co. Ltd; 1865 to 1871. |
| Spout Gill Mine | Muker | 1865 | 1920 | |
| St Hubert Mine | Grindleton | |||
| Staggs Fell Groove Mine | High Abbotside | 1738 | 1750 | Tyson; L.O. & Gill; M.C. “The London Lead Company’s Yorkshire Mines: A New Assessment British Mining; No.45 (1992); pp.151-161. |
| Stainton Moor Mine | Stainton | 1881 | Tyson, L.O. & Spensley, I. with White, R.F. The Grinton Mines (Keighley: British Mining No.51, 1995). | |
| Stake Mine | Thoralby | Possibly the same mine as Thoralby Common Mines. | ||
| Stang & Cleasby Lead Mines | Arkengarthdale | 1907 | 1913 | Part of the Arkengarthdale Mines |
| Stansfield Moor Lead Mine | Todmorden | 1685 | 1685 | |
| Starbotton Cam Mines | Starbotton | 1704 | 1877 | |
| Stean Mine | Stonebeck Up | A trial. | ||
| Stebden Hill Mines | Cracoe | 1736 | 1736 | |
| Stoney Grooves Mine | Bewerley | 1889 | The date-stone from the bouseteams at High Stoney Grooves Mine is in the Museum of Yorkshire Dales lead Mining at Earby. It is inscribed ‘Built 1878’. | |
| Stool Mine | Grassington | 1800 | 1853 | |
| Stope Cave/Mine | Kettlewell | 1879 | A partly natural mineralised north-south rift. Associated with Dove Cave. Part of the Silver Rake Mining Ground | |
| Stottergill Mine | Muker | 1870 | ||
| Sun Side Mine | Bewerley | 1928 | Sun Side Mine was a consolidation of various leases; including Cockhill; Gill Field; Galloway Pasture and Cold Stones. Lead/Fluorspar | |
| Surrender Mine | Reeth | 1797 | 1885 | Gill, M.C. Swaledale: its Mines and Smelt Mills (Ashbourne: Landmark, 2001). |
| Swinden Knoll Mines | Linton in Craven | 1736 | 1810 | Dickinson, J.M. “The Mineral Veins of Swinden Knoll N.C.M.R.S. Memoirs Vol.2 No.2; May 1972; pp.98-100. |
| Swineside Mine | Carlton Highdale | 1845 | ||
| Sword & Pistol Mine | Grassington | 1766 | 1815 | Ralph Summers & Company 1766 |
| Sykes Mine | Bowland Forest High | 1874 | May have been one of Bevis Bulmer’s trials c1603. | |
| Thoralby Common Mines | Thoralby | Possibly also called: Stake Mine | ||
| Thorpe Mine | Stonebeck Up | 1845 | 1855 | See under: Lee’s Mine |
| Three Footed Stool Mine | Grassington | 1792 | 1824 | John Stott & Company 1792. Jacob Ragg & Company 1812. |
| Troutbeck Mine | Grassington | 1826 | 1826 | Two grants were made to work veins near Gastrils. John Brown & ptr 03/04/1826 and Robert Sommervill & ptr 10/05/1826. |
| Victoria Mine | Kettlewell | 1879 | Also see: Silver Rake Mine | |
| Victoria Mine | Bolton by Bowland | 1871 | Victoria Mining Company Ltd; 1869 to 1871. | |
| Walden Head Mine | Burton cum Walden | 1881 | Thwaite & Co; 1862 to 1881. | |
| Walls Lead Mine | Muker | 1849 | ||
| Wasset Fell Mine | Newbiggin | 1881 | Probably worked in conjunction with the Walden Head Mines. | |
| Weather Gleam Mine | Grassington | 1796 | 1813 | Also called: Bagshaw’s Pitmoss |
| Wensleydale Mine | Hawes | 1855 | 1866 | Wensleydale Minining Co.; 1854 to 1858. Wensleydale Minining Co. Ltd; 1858 to 1866. |
| West Burton Lead Mine | West Burton | 1862 | 1882 | Abandoned in June 1882 |
| West Craven Moor Mine | Appletreewick | 1873 | 1883 | Part of the former Craven Moor Mine. |
| West Pateley Bridge Mine | Appletreewick | 1876 | 1885 | West Pateley Bridge Lead Mines Ltd; 1876 to 1885. |
| West Swaledale Lead Mine | Muker | 1870 | See: Lane End; Little Moor Foot and Keld Side Lead Mines | |
| Wharfedale Mine | Starbotton | 1857 | 1880 | Also called New Providence Mine.Wharfedale Mining Company Ltd; 1857 to 1880. It became the Wharfedale Mine by 1859. |
| Whitway Mine | Skirethorns | 1744 | 1866 | |
| Whitway Mine | Kilnsey | 1744 | 1866 | |
| Wildgarth Mines | Burton cum Walden | 1881 | A group of shafts; also called Wildgath Mine. | |
| Withway Mine | Skirethorns | 1744 | 1866 | See under: Whitway Mine |
| York & Lancaster United Mine | Rimington | 1885 | See Rimington Mine. | |
| Yorkshire Mine | Appletreewick | 1852 | 1880 | Yorkshire Mining Company; 1853 to 1881.Now under Grimwith Reservoir. |
| Yorkshire Silverband Mine | Lunedale | 1906 |
