Hellens Mine, Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hellens Mine | Mine |
| Coniston | Civil Parish |
| South Lakeland | District |
| Cumbria | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 24' 14'' North , 3° 4' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY298015
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coniston | 641 (2018) | 3.9km |
| Ambleside | 2,529 (2018) | 8.4km |
| Windermere | 7,765 (2018) | 11.6km |
| Broughton in Furness | 529 (2018) | 16.4km |
| Staveley | 1,384 (2018) | 17.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
4778
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4778:7
GUID (UUID V4):
2a258e09-66f8-4ee9-a6cd-746a9df0ec39
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
South Western Region; Furness
This is a small copper mine just west of the Borlase mine. It was worked around 1923/1924 by the Greenburn & Tilberthwaite Mining Co., who employed two miners from Coniston, John and Joseph Hellens after whom the mine and the vein were named. Working by hand the miners drove a level about 30 fathoms and sunk a sump from an openwork on the surface to connect with the level. However the vein was poor and very little ore was raised. A few years later the mine was reworked with a crosscut driven further down the fell but nothing worthwhile was found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cumbria
- Lake District National ParkNational Park
- Cumbria
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