page_title: Geology of the Lake District
section_title: Force Crag
hierarchical_section_title: Geology of the Lake District / Economic geology / Mining / Force Crag
caption_attribution_description: English: Force Crag Mine The dressing plant for Force Crag Mine (Disused)
context_page_description: The geology of England's Lake District is dominated by sedimentary and volcanic rocks of mainly Ordovician age underpinned by large granitic intrusions. Younger sedimentary sequences outcrop on the edges of the Lake District area, with Silurian to the south, Carboniferous to the north, east and west and Permo-Triassic to the west and east. The entire area was covered by a Mesozoic sequence that was eroded off during Paleogene uplift related to the opening of the North Atlantic. During the Quaternary the area was affected by repeated glaciations, which sculpted the current mountainous landscape.
context_section_description: This mine, at the head of the Coledale valley, was initially opened in the mid-19th century to produce lead and silver. From 1867 until its closure in 1991 it was worked mainly for baryte and zinc. The mine produced 60,000 tons of baryte during its working life.
caption: Derelict remains of Force Crag Mine
  photographed in May 2009
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