Wheal Herland (Old Herland Mine; Manor Mine; North Wheal Herland), Rosewarne and Herland United Mines (Rosewarne and Herland Mine; incl. Wheal Fancy; Wheal Pleasure), Gwinear, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 10' 59'' North , 5° 22' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW590370
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 2.9km |
Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 3.2km |
Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 4.6km |
Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 6.5km |
Germoe | 175 (2017) | 7.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
950
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:950:9
GUID (UUID V4):
16bcfbe3-cd27-487a-af56-8a6c5dafcad2
Wheal Herland, locally known as Manor Mine, occupied the western and central sections of the Rosewarne and Herland sett. The workings extended from NE of Drannack Mill to south of Gwinear, a distance of about 1,000 yards, and the extensive dumps between the fields in this area belong almost entirely to this mine. To the southeast, it was adjoined by Prince George Mine, to the west by Drannack Mine, and to the northwest by Wheal Fancy and Wheal Pleasure, two small 18th century workings which cannot now be identified. Though, the boundaries of the individual setts are not discernible, because plans of the workings do not exist.
Wheal Herland was first worked in 1717, and again from 1726 until 1762, but Hamilton Jenkin records that there were further small sales of ore until 1778. During this period, the mine was developed to a depth of 120 fms, and it was rich enough to install a 70 inch Newcombe pumping engine. In 1790, it was restarted under the name of North Herland Mine, and in the following year, it was amalgamated with other workings in the area under the name of Rosewarne and Herland United Mines. The group continued operations until 1808, and was also worked for a short period of time around 1815-1816. In 1824, Wheal Herland was restarted and worked until 1843.
The sett is reputed to have been traversed by several more or less ENE-trending lodes, called Badger, Bull's, Colenso's, Convocation, Manor Old, North Herland, Pleasure and Wheal Baily lodes, and two EW-trending lodes, called Fancy Caunter Lode and Herland Caunter Lode, which intersected all other lodes at acute angles. Herland Caunter Lode carried rich zinc ores at the intersections. North Herland Lode was the only tin-bearing lode in the sett. It was gossany in the upper part and carried chalcopyrite, cuprite, cassiterite and pyrite at depth. Manor Old Lode, south of North Herland Lode and coursing parallel to it, was a rich copper lode. It dips towards North Herland Lode and intersects with it at a depth of 85 fms.
All lodes are heaved by several NW-trending crosscourses. Some of them were filled with clay (fluccans), but others were quartz veins that carried small quantities of galena and stibnite. In 1799, silver was discovered on the 90 fm (166 m) level (120 fm below surface) in Manor Old Lode at the intersection with Convocation crosscourse, a quartz-filled vein averaging 2 feet (60 cm) in width which heaved the lode 18 inches (45 cm) south. The silver ores occurred in cracks confined to a 6-8 inches (15-20 cm) wide zone on the eastern side of the crosscourse, that extended 6 ft (1.8 m) north and 12 ft (3.6 m) south of the intersection. At depth, this zone continued to the 120 fm (221 m) level and widened to about 45 ft (13.5 m), but the ore gradually became poorer as the distance from the lode increased. It was composed of acanthite, chlorargyrite, pyrargyrite and capillary native silver, mixed with arsenopyrite, galena, native bismuth, cobaltite, and smaltite. Specimens were given to Philip Rashleigh, a leading mineral collector in the late 18th century, and Rev. William Gregor, the discoverer of titanium. A part of the ore was smelted and tested on the mine, but the principal part was sold in Bristol.
Following this discovery, other crosscourses were tried, and silver ore was also found where Manor Old Lode intersected with Rusty crosscourse, though this ore was not as rich. Occurrences of silver deposits of this type in Cornwall are not uncommon, but they are generally of a very limited extent.
The early production figures of Wheal Herland are not complete, but it is said to have sold 156 tons of silver ore before 1814. Old Herland Mine produced 677 tons of copper ore in 1794, and also sold copper ore for Β£7,352 in 1756. Between 1816 and 1843, Wheal Herland raised 18,500 tons of 10.75% copper ore. Production figures in conjunction with other mines are listed for Rosewarne and Herland United Mines.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
β Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 |
β Bismuth Formula: Bi References: |
β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 References: |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
β 'Chlorite Group' References: Dale Foster CollectionIdentified by Dale Foster: Visual Identification |
β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
β 'Feldspar Group' |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
β 'Limonite' |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β 'Manganese Oxides' |
β Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 References: |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β Silver Formula: Ag References: |
β Silver var. Antimonial Silver Formula: (Ag,Sb) |
β Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 References: |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
β Tenorite Formula: CuO |
β Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
β Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
β 'Wolframite Group' |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | var. Antimonial Silver | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Sb) |
β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
β | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
β | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
β | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
β | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Manganese Oxides' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Cornwall
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