Close House Mine is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It is a working opencast mine located in Arngill Beck on the north-east flank of Close House Crags, in the Lunedale Forest. The site is surrounded on three sides by the Upper Teesdale SSSI.
| Close House Mine | |
|---|---|
  Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Location | MAGiC MaP |
| Nearest town | Barnard Castle |
| Coordinates | 54°36′2″N 2°14′4″W / 54.60056°N 2.23444°W |
| Area | 3.37 ha (8.3 acres) |
| Established | 1995 |
| Governing body | Natural England |
| Website | Close House Mine SSSI |
The mine is situated within the Lunedale fault system, at the southern limit of the Alston Block. A large barite ore body is exposed at the mine and a rare mineral, rosasite, has been identified at the site. [1]
References
edit- ^ "Close House Mine : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.