Great North Downs Mine (incl. Wheal Hawke), Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Great North Downs Mine (incl. Wheal Hawke) | Mine |
| Scorrier | - not defined - |
| Redruth | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 15' 20'' North , 5° 12' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW715445
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St. Day | 700 (2011) | 2.3km |
| North Country | 773 (2017) | 2.3km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Mount Hawke | 1,511 (2017) | 3.0km |
| Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 3.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
194323
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194323:1
GUID (UUID V4):
c39b30b6-a0e4-4887-9772-768532252ae8
This mine worked a stretch of land between the County Crosscourse in the west and the Great Western Railway in the east, straddling the boundaries of Chacewater, Redruth and St Agnes parishes. The Wheal Hawke and Wheal Rose sections are immediately west and east, respectively, of the small stream that flows north-westwards through the property, near the road leading to Mawla. Wheal Rose section is now completely built over, as is the westernmost part of the sett, which has disappeared under a golf course.
In the western (Great North Downs) section, the sett contains seven lodes. These are, from north to south, Main lode, Vivian's lode, Tenpenny lode, Pendarves North lode, Spelter lode, Pendarves South lode, and Peevor lode. The latter is an eastern extension of one of the lodes worked at Wheal Peevor, which borders the Great North Downs sett to the west. Only the Main lode extends for the full distance through the sett, from County Crosscourse in the west to Wheal Rose section in the east. The lodes were worked by a number of shafts arranged in a line that runs roughly parallel to the present A30 road.
Between 1862 and 1897, the mine produced 9,110 tons of 7% copper ore, 14 tons of black tin and 373 tons of arsenopyrite. From Wheal Rose section, another 12,820 tons of 6.5% copper ore and 18 tons of black tin were raised from 1826 to 1872. Small amounts of tin and tungsten were produced from 1912 to 1918, when the mine was worked in conjunction with Wheal Peevor.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' Localities: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Localities in this Region
- England
- Cornwall
- Redruth
- Scorrier
- Great North Downs Mine (incl. Wheal Hawke)
- Scorrier
- Redruth
- Cornwall
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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