Laxey Mine
The Washing Floor of the Great Laxey Mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Laxey, Isle of Man |
| Country | Isle of Man, British Isles |
| Coordinates | 54°14′23.8″N 004°24′22.6″W / 54.239944°N 4.406278°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Zinc, lead, silver, copper |
| History | |
| Opened | c. 1782 |
| Closed | 1929 |
| Owner | |
| Company | The Great Laxey Mining Company Limited |
| Website | https://www.manxmines.com/LAXEY%20MINE.htm |
The Great Laxey Mine was a silver, lead ore and zinc mine in Laxey, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine exceeded a depth of 2,200 ft (670 m) and consisted primarily of three shafts: the Welsh Shaft, the Dumbell's Shaft and the Engine Shaft; each of these shafts was connected by a series of levels.
The mine holds the world record for the largest sulphide crystal (measured by both volume and mass), being a sample of galena (PbS) weighing 118kg. This sample is on permanent display in the geology galley of the Natural History Museum, London. The specimen is composite cubo-octahedra, measuring 25 x 25 x 25cm.