South Wheal Alfred (Bandowers Mine; Wheal Drunk), Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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South Wheal Alfred (Bandowers Mine; Wheal Drunk) | Mine |
Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols) | - not defined - |
Hayle | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 10' 34'' North , 5° 22' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW604381
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 2.5km |
Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 3.1km |
Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 4.4km |
Germoe | 175 (2017) | 6.7km |
Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 7.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
221756
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221756:0
GUID (UUID V4):
f6b9454a-1127-436c-abbb-c3adbe70f86f
According to Hamilton Jenkin, this mine was locally known as Wheal Drunk, because "the captains were always drunk there".
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Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Gwinear Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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