Wheal Commerce, Sticker, St Ewe, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Commerce | Mine |
| Sticker | - not defined - |
| St Ewe | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 18' 43'' North , 4° 49' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW987497
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mevagissey | 2,117 (2017) | 5.0km |
| St Austell | 25,447 (2017) | 5.1km |
| Grampound | 537 (2017) | 5.4km |
| Saint Stephen | 2,252 (2015) | 6.3km |
| Nanpean | 2,563 (2017) | 7.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 30km |
Mindat Locality ID:
222141
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222141:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0f654224-64f2-4bcb-95c3-19b335e4818e
The mine worked three lodes, these were called Vertical Lode, Commerce Lode and No 3 or South Lode.
The country rock is killas that is distorted near the lodes with veinstone of silicified and chloritised killas fragments traversed by veinlets of Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite and Pyrite.
The output for 1817-1820 is recorded as 116 tons of 8.5% copper ore.
The mine was restarted and produced 154 tons of black tin between 1901 and 1907, with final closure of the mine in 1910.
Remnants of mine waste tips currently survive on the north side of the road from Lower Sticker to Little Polgooth, with the concrete foundations lying on the southern side of this road.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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