West Wheal Grenville (Trevoole Mine), Trevoole, Crowan, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| West Wheal Grenville (Trevoole Mine) | Mine |
| Trevoole | - not defined - |
| Crowan | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 11' 16'' North , 5° 18' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW640373
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 2.9km |
| Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 4.6km |
| Four Lanes | 1,416 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 7.7km |
| Portreath | 963 (2017) | 8.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
206524
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:206524:6
GUID (UUID V4):
444f3cbb-3be8-4d6a-a080-46c20e5f0ce5
This small mine worked three NE-trending lodes, known as North Lode, Main Lode and South Lode, below Trevoole hamlet. Main Lode was opened up by a series of shafts over a distance of about 450 yards along its strike, most of which are now obscured. The grid reference marks an engine house ruin just northeast of Trevoole hamlet; a large shaft burrow is located in an adjacent field.
From 1827 to 1829, Trevoole Mine produced 1,548 tons of copper ore. From 1856 to 1862, another 3,400 tons of 4.5% copper ore and some black tin were raised. The mine stopped work in 1841, but was re-worked from 1856 to 1864. In 1886-1887, it was re-opened in an unsuccesful attempt to locate the western extension of the Great Flat Lode, which was believed to pass through the sett.
NOTE: While Dines and Hamilton Jenkin agree in their identification of Trevoole Mine, the latter equates West Wheal Grenville with Gernick Mine, which is located a little further south. The corrigenda to the 1988 reprint of Dines state, that it was Trevoole Mine which was generally known as West Wheal Grenville, but that this name was also adopted by Wheal Top and Gernick Mine when they were re-started in 1851.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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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
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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