Blue Circle Cement Quarry, a quick history
Channel: The Crystalary
Date: 2024-03-06

The Blue Circle Cement Quarry - a quick history. The quarry was worked on the south side of the Wear River, between the village of Eastgate and Westgate. Operated from the mid 1960’s by Blue Circle Industries till its sale to Lafarge in 2001 where it was worked until closure between 2002 and 2003. It’s the third source for emerald green fluorite, in the company of the Heights Quarry and Rogerley Mine. Sitting there today is the UK’s first geothermal plant. Today, the now closed Lady Annabella Mine is the most recent operation near this site.