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Wheal Benny, Latchley, Calstock, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK
Tin, Wolfram and Arsenic mine, closed 1924, abandoned end of 1928.
There is an extensive arsenic labyrinth and flue though these show little evidence of use. There are also 4 buddles for black tin preparation. The main shaft is in the hillside above the mine and is heavily fenced. April 2004.
Mineral List
| Arsenopyrite | Cassiterite | Chalcopyrite ? | Wolframite |
4 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.
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References
Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 652.
Richardson, P.H.G. (1992): Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. Northern Mine Research Society (Sheffield), 160 pp.
Richardson, P.H.G. (1992): Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. Northern Mine Research Society (Sheffield), 160 pp.
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