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Wheal Betsy (North Wheal Friendship; Prince Arthur Consols), Mary Tavy, Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK

UK Grid Reference: SX510812
Latitude: 50°36'39"N
Longitude: 4°6'22"W

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AKA North Wheal Friendship and Prince Arthur Consols. A Lead silver mine on the western edge of Dartmoor which closed in 1877 and has the only standing engine house, at Job's shaft, remaining on the moor. This was nearly lost in 1954 when the Army was given permission to demolish it to make good on their earlier poor effort at nearby Wheal Friendship. It was saved by the intervention of A.K. Hamilton Jenkin and others and is now a national trust property.
Ref. Tamar Mineral & Mining Group.
Ref: Richardson P.H.G. (1991) Mines of Dartmoor & the Taymar Valley after 1913, Devon Books, Tiverton.

2 samples of galena have been tested for silver by mass spectroscopy but neither gave a result above 0.03%

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19 entries listed. 17 valid minerals.

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References

- Henwood, W.J. (1843): On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386

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