Hemerdon Mine (Hemerdon Bal Mine; Hemerdon Ball Mine), Plympton, Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK

An abandoned open-cast tungsten mine near Plymouth in Devon - this locality is famed for its high quality scorodite (among the best in Europe) and cassiterite.

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On 4th December 2007 it was announced that Australian company, Wolf Minerals LLC had acquired the rights to mine this deposit, and current plans are to reopen the site as a full-scale opencast metal mine for tungsten and tin, producing up to 3000 tonnes of tungsten metal per year.

The original name for the workings was "Hemerdon Bal", this was corrupted over time (possibly due to a mis-spelling on Ordnance Survey maps that remains to this day) to "Hemerdon Ball". The current owners refer to the deposit just as the "Hemerdon Mine".

Refs.:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7126273.stm
http://www.wolfminerals.com.au

UK OS Grid Reference: SX572584
Map Reference: 50°24'26"N , 4°0'35"W

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Mineral List:

	Alumotungstite

	Arsenopyrite

	Cassiterite

	Ferberite

	Ferritungstite

	Goethite

	Hematite

	Lepidocrocite

	Malachite

	Pharmacosiderite

	Quartz

	Russellite

	Scorodite

	'Tourmaline Group'

	Wolframite

15 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

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