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Tanfield Lea Coal Mine (United Kingdom)


Opened in 1831 and operated along with South Tanfield Colliery and Twizell Colliery by James Joicey and his brother John, initially under the Company name of 'The Owners of South Tanfield Colliery' but later as 'James Joicey and Co'.

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Last updated January 31st 2008 by sparty_lea

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 54.884
Longitude: -1.70849
Landranger grid reference: NZ188544
Easting: 418800
Northing: 554400

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Major Mining Region



Tanfield Lea Coal Mine belongs to the Durham & Northumberland Coalfield region.