Mandale Mine 2025

The impressive remains of the mine pumping engine house – once powered by one of the largest waterwheels known to have been used in mining history of 52ft in diameter. It was worked on a large scale from 1797, and between 1834-1836 the Lathkill Company was capable of pumping 4,000 gallons of water per minute from a depth of 20 fathoms. In 1840 a smaller wheel of 35ft was erected a little lower down the valley and pumped from 90ft below the River Lathkill. In 1847 a 165hp Cornish engine was added with a 65in. diameter cylinder. One of the oldest lead mines in Derbyshire. Also pillar remains and the line of an aqueduct from the mine.