Projects
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Horse & Wagon Field
The Horse and Wagon field contains the mine water pumping station. Here we have created an informal nature reserve to enhance […]
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How the treatment scheme works: a nature based solution
The key stages in the Nent Haggs mine water treatment scheme are set out below. Diagram above shows the process […]
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Why we built the scheme – 60km of polluted rivers
The high concentrations of cadmium and zinc in the mine water released from the Nent Haggs adit cause severe pollution […]
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Latest communications
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Nenthead
The Environment Agency and Mining Remediation Authority are proposing to build a treatment scheme to remove the metals in the […]
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Project Timescales
What are the next steps for the Nenthead scheme? 2024 – we have finalised designs for the ‘Mine water capture’ area which […]
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Site Selection
Overview This section explains how we selected the Nenthead mine site as our preferred location for the mine water treatment […]
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How a treatment scheme works
Mine water would be captured at the Caplecleugh and Rampgill levels before it goes into the River Nent. The mine […]
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Metal pollution in the Tyne Catchment
Overview The River Nent is the second most metal polluted river in England, and the most polluted in northern England. This […]
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Barney Craig
Mining at the Carrshield Lead and Ore Mine is believed to have taken place at various stages from the mid-1700’s to […]