The word 'mine' was certainly commonly used by ironmasters for coal measure ironstone - the evidence of the Welsh ironmasters to the SC on Rating of Mines 1856 suggests that they differentiated between 'mine' and 'ore' with the latter referring to haematites. A separate working for ironstone would be called a mine but of course they often got both coal and ironstone from the same working.
Mick
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Subject: Ironstone Mining in 1842 Royal Commission
Hi Everyone,
In the 1842 reports/interviews for South Wales and for Shropshire, the word ‘mine’ seems to be used as shorthand for ironstone mine (as opposed to colliery) and also for the ironstone itself. Would this be a fair interpretation – or is that too simplistic?
Many thanks,
Lynne Mayers
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