Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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Extensive area of dumps around prominent remains of calciner, chimney and buddles. Active in 17th century. Closed 1913. Dumps processed 1924-1929. Produced over 150,000 tons copper ore, 1,500 tons tin and 2,500 tons arsenic.

UK OS Grid Reference: SW743429
Map Reference: 50°14'32"N , 5°9'56"W

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Mineral List:

Anatase

TiO

Reference:

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Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

Arsenopyrite

FeAsS - (Fe

0.90

0.10

)AsS

Reference:

[Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, p. 416.]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

'Bitumen'

Reference:

[Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]

Brookite

TiO

Reference:

[]

Cassiterite

SnO

Reference:

[Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS

Reference:

[Embrey & Symes, 1987, 50 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

'Chlorite Group'

Reference:

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Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

Copper

Reference:

[Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]

Fluorite

CaF

Reference:

[]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

Galena

PbS

Reference:

[Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]

Gypsum

Ca[SO

] · 2H

Reference:

[]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

Pyrite

FeS

Reference:

[Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]

Quartz

SiO

Reference:

[]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

Siderite

FeCO

Reference:

[]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

Spangolite

Al[(OH)

|Cl|SO

] · 3H

Reference:

[No reference listed]

Sphalerite

(Zn,Fe

Reference:

[Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, p. 416.]

Sulphur ?

Reference:

[Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]

Tetrahedrite

(Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)

Reference:

[Embrey & Symes, 1987, 50 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"]

Titanite

CaTi[O|SiO

]

Reference:

[Collection Richard De Nul]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

'Tourmaline'

(BO

)

Reference:

[]

Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
© De Nul, Richard

'Tungstic Ochre'

Reference:

[Golley & Williams, 1995, 63 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]

Wolframite

(Fe

)WO

to (Mn

)WO

Reference:

[Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]

22 entries listed. 17 valid minerals.

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