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East Tresavean Mine, Tresavean Mine, Lanner, Troon-Lanner area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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Dines notes that this sett was formed in 1864 by amalgamation of Treviskey and Tresavean Barrier mines. The identity of the latter is now lost.

Elswewhere, Schwartz notes that an unsuccessful attempt to reopen some of the old workings [Tresavean] by a company named East Tresavean was made in 1876.



References:
- Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.
- Schwartz, S.P. (2007): Short history of Tresavean Mine.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.]
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.]
  		•  Stannite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Fe,Zn)SnS
     
    4
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 363-366.]


    9 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Troon-Lanner area
            • Lanner
              • Tresavean Mine
                • East Tresavean Mine

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