 | | Book | | The Mines of Calstock & Callington by Ann Eade Flop Jack Engine House - Winsor. The illustrations...KIT HILL AUREOLE A Callington Museum Production The Mines of Calstock & Callington by Ann Eade The...illustrations are taken from KIT HILL AUREOLE A Callington Museum Production 1//j-• Y/.///////,:,//,/;1//1/...it is to-day at Winsor, Kelly Bray 2 The Mines of Calstock and Callington The mining area, of which...the western end, lies between the R.Tamar and Callington. In size it is approximately 5 miles from East |  | | Book | | Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Collins in his "Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon." I t will be most convenient to take...some stepes above the 60fins. level at Penhalls Mine, in October last. Small needles of bismuthine are...found in vugh8 in a rich tin lode, consisting of quartz, cassiterite, chlorite, iron pyrites, and a little...--While looking over the rubbish heap at Bosworgey mine, in St. Erth, Mr. T. B. Provis observed some curious...first time that this mineral has been found in Cornwall. 74 C. L~ NEv-l~ FOSTER, ox F/u~r-spwr.--Though |  | | Report (issue) | | responsible for tl1e mineral lodes taken £1..om olcl mine-planR, l)11t where p<}ssible tl1e Olttcrops were...supplied at the cost of drawing and colouring. CORNWALL. 15. NE., by H. Dewey; SE., by G. Barrow and H...Minverite (Protero base) ••• • •• ••• ••• ••• ••• Quartz-diabase ••• • •• ••• ••• Picrites ••• ••• ••• •••...••• Mining ••• Output of Minerals ••• Index of Mines ••• Building Stone Polyphant-stone ••• ••• ••• Slates...14.-Wheal .Arthur. Sections ..• 93 ••• , , 15.-Cornwall Great Consols. Longitudinal Section .•• • • • |  | | Book (volume) | | IE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF UTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II LONDON HER MAJESTY ' S STATIONERY OFFICE...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South -West England Volume II By H... ... iv CHAPTER V . — Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell...St. Neot (p. 608 ); Menheniot (p . 615). 11. Callington and Tavistock district . . .. .. .. 623 ...Okehampton district . . .. .. . Mines in the granite (p. 750); Mines in the Culm Measures (p. 751); Newton |  | | Book | | ISLES Series Editor: E. R. R. GREEN Southern England, by Kenneth Hudson The East Midlands, by David...The canal mines 129 EIGHT Devon Great Consols mine SIX NINE TEN 43 The East Cornwall Mineral Railway...Railway i 178 The Hingston Down mines 192 •• 204 ELEVEN The coming of the South Western .. TWELVE...Notes .. Acknowledgements APPENDIX ONE 279 283 Mine outputs APPENDIX TWO Tavistock Canal tonnages... .. .. .. 56 Section of South Tamar or Hooe Mine .. . . .. 63 Three-masted schooner Eleanor |  | | Book (volume) | | The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England 0 iz 0 1-rj VOLUME II Assistant Director's...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume II By ...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...OF PLATES V CHAPTER V.-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell...589); St. Neot (p. 608); Menheniot (p. 615). 11. Callington and Tavistock district . . 623 Kit Hill (p. 624); |  | | Book (volume) | | COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth...London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4090 www.bgs.ac. uk www. geologyshop. corn ... 111 CONTENTS PAGE......... CHAPTER V-DETAILS iv V OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET ............ |  | | Book (edition) | | iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...schooners returning with coal for the engines on the mines. Mineral railways to ports on the coast were part...depressed the price of copper and then tin, hundreds of mines were hastily abandoned or ‘knacked’ and many of |  | | Journal (issue) | | orders scription of stocks, but particularly BRITISH MINES, at net prices. meet with the utmost punctuality...SHAREDEALER, 11, ROYAL EXCHANGE, E.C, Bankers: Bank of England. , R. T. A. MUNDY, STOCK AND SHAREDEALER, 38...years’ experience in Cornwall and London. Business transacted in all the leading mines, and those difficult..., have BUSINESS in the following :— Australian United....£ 84 to£ 3% | Great Laxey..........£18 to£ 18%...£44. 50 Holmbush and Kelly 30 Caldbeck Feils, 32s, 70 Wheal Grenville, £2, Bray, £344. 50 West Godolphin |  | | Report (volume) | | notable quantity in Britain outside · Devon and Cornwall, and there they are produced chiefly as a by-product...these circu1nsta.nces a detailed account of the mines in all their operations would be out of p lace,...given as will enable the reitder to ident ify the mines 1~nd the lodes from which arsenic is obt.ained,...antimony a-re practica-lly confined to a. fev;, mine-, iu Cornwall and to two localities in Scotland at one...was paid by 1\-Ir. Dewey .to every active mine in England ond Wa.les from which · arsenic or antimony |  | | Report (volume) | | : : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...is reason to believe that many of the famous old mines are practically exhausted, and copper-ores have...tungsten ores. · Much has been written about these mines, though the infor1nation is often not of a very...important mines or groups of mines have received special attention, but as the number of mines which produced...has been made to describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring |  | | Catalog/List | | NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EH Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 1) ALBITE and MICA. Consolheiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A nice intergrown group of...£12. 3) AURICHALCITE. Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall. A nice clean group of pale blue needly aurichalcite...collection. 60x30x30mm. £68. 4) AURICHALCITE. Wet Groves Mine, Wensleydale, N Yorks. A calcite matrix with the...Cumbd". 70x40x30mm. £65. 9) CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendecn, Cornwall. An "onion layer" type of matrix showing | | | Catalog/List | | NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EH Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 1) ALBITE and MICA. Consolheiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A nice intergrown group ofoff-white...12. 3) AURICHALCITE. Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall. A nice clean group ofpale blue needly aurichalcite...collection. 60x30x30mm. £68. 4) AURICHALCITE. Wet Groves Mine, Wensleydale, N Yorks. A calcite matrix with the...Frizington, Cumbd". 70x40x30mm. £65. 9) CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendecn, Cornwc:11. An "onion layer" type of matrix |  | | Report (edition) | | "'ar, has considerably diminished, and many of the mines which were active a few years ago a.re no,v closed...principal sources of tungsten in the \Vest of England to collect new information. J\'Iessrs. Eastwood...have revised and supplemented the accounts of the mines in Cumberland and Scotland. During the war M.r....who also has made a personal examination of the mines of that district and has contributed the account...re-written the chapters on tungsten ores of the West of England, a subject of ,vhich he has special kno,vledge |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and other aspects of geoscience in South-West England and geologically related areas. 2. To hold an...Conference at various places within south-West England where those engaged or interested in this research...other papers relating to geoscience in South-West England. 4. To organise field excursions. 5. To encourage...anyone with an interest in geoscience in South-West England on written application to the Secretary and payment...About the timing: bringing geoChronoLogy in sw engLAnD uP-to -DAte Simon Tapster NERC Isotope Geosciences |  | | Report (volume) | | VOI.1. XXI.-LEAD, SILVER-LEAD AND ZINC O1-tES OF CORNWALL, DEVON AND 8O1\fERSET. BY HENRY DEWEY. PUBLISHED...of lead, zinc and silver in the south-west of England. The early history of the industry is obscure and...in considerable amounts from a large number of mines widely scattered through Comwall, Devon, and Somerset...as compared with n1ining for tin and copper the mines of this group are of secondary importance in the...particulars of the older and abandoned mines, and by personaJ visits the mines still ,vorking have been exa.m |  | | Book (edition) | | See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...typical view of Cornish i mining. Marke Valley Mine. P.S. innovations in machinery, particularly the...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...schooners returning with coal for the engines on the mines. Mineral railways to ports on the coast were part |  | | Report (issue) | | increasing interest in the mineral resources of the United Kingdom has led the Committee to undertake the...forthcoming from Mr KE Beer of the South-West England field staff, and from the Mineral Statistics and...British Steel Corporation; the Cornish Chamber of Mines; London Tin Corporation; the Cornish Tin Smelting...1953-72 19 2. United Kingdom: Production of tin-in-concentrate, 1851-1972 25 3. United Kingdom: Production...4. United Kingdom: Imports of tin-in-concentrate and primary refined tin, 1963-72 26 5. United Kingdom: |  | | Book (edition) | | STATISTICS OF , AND OBSERVATIONS UPON THE MINES OF CORNWALL AND DEVON . ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND GROUND...the Statistics of, and Observations on the Mines of Cornwall, published by me in 1859, have emboldened...to sustain legitimate mining enterprises, in Cornwall and Devon, to make an appeal for the public support...realized prices of the numerous Mines, not only in the county of Cornwall, but in the adjoining county of... Satisfied that an accurate knowledge of these Mines can only be attained by ground plans of the great |  | | Catalog/List | | Number C311 ALBITE excellent coveraqe (Tintagel, Cornwall) lx2 of creamy f.1.50 coloured 2x2 f.3 crystals...some with Arsenopyrite (Bedford Consols Mine, Devon England) The size varies from lxl to lx2 ins. Pieces...C315 single 1/2 ins NATIVE ARSENIC rich (Kusa Mine, near ,Bau, lx2 f.5 •2x2 EIO crystal, across. ...size Russ1aJ in C317 ASTROPHYLLITE an Quartz, Rutile on quartz. Mjesdorosjinije, Keivy, lx 1/2 f.3 C318...Chalcopyrite. (16 level, Sim.ms Lade, Geevor Mine ,Cornwall) size reflects the area of botryoidal surface |  | | Book | | Scenes at Surface (Bradford Barton, 1968) Mining in Cornwall 1850-1960 (Moorland, 1980-1) 2 Volumes ISBN 0...Lambriggan III St Austell-Par Mines to Trebartha-Lemarne 147 163 181 Mine Index 191 LIST OF GRAPHS...Showing the Output of Metallic Tin and Copper from Cornwall, Estimated from the Public Sales of Ore 35 Fig...Situations of the Principal Mining Districts in Cornwall and South Devon 50 Fig.3. Sketch Map Showing...Districts in Cornwall and South Devon 146 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Output of Individual Mines 36 Table |  | | Book | | There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and n1ineral...n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 8 9- 3 |  | | Report (issue) | | to uting it up to date by an examination of the mines, quarries, etc., from which economic miner.a.ls...will be followed by an account of ea.eh of the mines 01· qua, nies from which the minerals are or have...priircipal ·points dealt with in the description of the mines are the situation, history and extent ()f the workings...valuable asset of a mine under changed conditions as· rega_rds demand. Tin-mines closed on account of...of the prevalence of wolfram, ,and lead-mines closed through the prevalence of zinc-blende, have -been |  | | Catalog/List | | I Byways, 20 Burstead Close, Cobham, Surrey, England KTll 2NL Phone 01932 862340 EMAIL richard.tayler@minerals...£10 2x2 £15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals...£10 2x3 £15 Na Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix...Tysse, Hardanger,Norway single blue 3mm crystal on quartz no £5 -------------------------933 ANATASE Hingston...5cm £4 no/2 feldspar 37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U.S.A Rich pinkish fine |
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