Wheal Tremayne (incl. Wheal Treasury), Leedstown, Crowan, Mount's Bay District, Cornwall, England, UK

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Two closely related setts, worked from 1815 to 1870, producing 12,000 tons of copper and 1,490 tons of tin. Extensive shafts and dumps can still be seen on Gwinear Downs and Burnt Downs, north to northeast of Leedstown (SW606348-SW612344).
Ref.: B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994)

UK OS Grid Reference: SW606348
Map Reference: 50°9'51"N , 5°21'9"W

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Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Cassiterite
Chalcopyrite

Galena
Pyrite
Quartz

Silver
Uraninite

8 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

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