Lead ore and mines Minerals and mines Foundations of
Lead ore is most commonly found as lead sulphide PbS galena a heavy shiny grey metallic ore with a conspicuous cubic cleavage but locally pyromorphite lead chlorophosphate Pb 5 PO 4 3 Cl was worked on Green Hill near Charterhouse and on Blagdon Hill Around Charterhouse the lead ore contained small amounts of silver