[2][3] Mining on the Isle of Man can trace its origins as far back as the 13th century.

[1] Records of mining on the southern side of Maughold Head, in the vicinity of Port Moar, suggest that by 1700 a mine at Dhyrnane, mis-spelt as "Daunane," was producing a significant amount of hematite.

Workings during the period from the early 1700s until the 1840s were probably sporadic, however by the mid 1850s a more industrialised operation had been established.

By the mid 1860s the mining sett comprised 350 acres, consisting of a level going in from the cliff face in a northwest direction which was connected to a shaft from the surface at 420 ft (128.0 m).

[2] The liquidation of the Maughold Head Mining Company was a protracted affair.