Working at Cavendish Mill

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Working at Cavendish Mill by Peter Barr as part of the Geograph project.

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Working at Cavendish Mill

Image: © Peter Barr Taken: 19 Mar 2009

The only fluorspar workings in Britain is due to close in December 2010. The works are owned by Glebe Mines, which was bought by a French company in 2007, and then in 2010 by a Mexican firm. Glebe have permissions to continue the mining, but that requires investment; this is not forthcoming. Fluorspar is used, inter alia, for toothpaste, mobile phones and hospital equipment. 60 jobs will be lost.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.273841
Longitude
-1.693603