Boiling Well Mine (Wheal Boil), Loggans, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boiling Well Mine (Wheal Boil) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Loggans | - not defined - |
| Gwinear-Gwithian | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 12' 23'' North , 5° 23' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW578396
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 3.1km |
| Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 4.1km |
| Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 5.9km |
| St Ives | 9,966 (2017) | 6.5km |
| Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 7.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
190713
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190713:4
GUID (UUID V4):
45f0f90f-b061-44a0-900d-6089279a66be
Boiling Well Mine is mentioned in www.jb-0.com/documents/SmithArsenic.pdf as a mine that used to produce copper, lead, zinc and silver. One of the adits was used as a land drain for the old dynamite works and munitions factory.
In the Hayle Historical Assessment (www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/cisi/hayle/hayle_historic_assessment_report.pdf) Boiling Well Mine is said to have been working before 1815, was worked again 1821-56 (closed 1862).
In Footloose in Hayle (www.hayletowncouncil.net/documents/FootlooseinHayle-3.pdf) it is said that: to be found on the National Explosives site are the shafts of the Boiling Well Mine (8). Opened and abandoned at least three times between 1815 and 1862, Boiling Well produced 3906 tons of Copper Ore, 410 tons of Lead and 5,000 ounces of Silver during its working life. See also www.hayletowncouncil.net/documents/RailwayBookCompletewithMaps-ready.pdf.
I haven't been successful in finding a reference to Boiling Well Smelter although there were a number of smelters in the area.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Gwinear Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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