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Sourton Down Consols, Sourton, Okehampton area (Northern Dartmoor), Devon, England, UK
A Copper mine of which only the chimney [stack] remains. July 2007
Started in 1845 and worked from two shafts to a maximum depth of 30 fathoms, Sourton Down Consols does not appear to have been a success and was closed in 1854. The load was said to contain quartz, mundic [pyrite] and spots of yellow copper [chalcopyrite]
The grid reference given below is for the mine's stack.
A Copper mine of which only the chimney [stack] remains. July 2007
Started in 1845 and worked from two shafts to a maximum depth of 30 fathoms, Sourton Down Consols does not appear to have been a success and was closed in 1854. The load was said to contain quartz, mundic [pyrite] and spots of yellow copper [chalcopyrite]
The grid reference given below is for the mine's stack.
Mineral List
| Chalcopyrite | Pyrite | Quartz |
3 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.
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References
The Mines of Devon : North & East of Dartmoor, A K Hamilton Jenkin, Devon Library Services : Exeter : 1981
The Mines of Devon : North & East of Dartmoor, A K Hamilton Jenkin, Devon Library Services : Exeter : 1981
The Mines of Devon : North & East of Dartmoor, A K Hamilton Jenkin, Devon Library Services : Exeter : 1981
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