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Wheal Henry, Twelveheads, Chacewater, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Cassiterite
Wheal Henry, Twelveheads, Chacewater, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Photo: Bernie Millington
UK Grid Reference: SW752427
Latitude: 50°14'27"N
Longitude: 5°9'11"W
A small tin and copper mine situated on the east side of the Poldice valley, just north of Hale Mills. The main shaft was Goodluck Shaft, of which a large burrow remains in a field about 300 yards north of Hale Mills. This is marked by the grid reference.

Between 1815 and 1847, Wheal Henry produced 1,860 tons of 8% copper ore.

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Cassiterite


1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.

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References

- Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 417-418.

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