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Cassiterite from
Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689955
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689955:4
GUID (UUID V4):c5603ed1-3cee-4b37-9946-1f6c96ccadc8
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Owen Vean Mine, Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Rodney (East Wheal Rodney), Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.6km (0.4 miles) Owen Vean Mine, Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) Wheal Jewell, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Wheal Rodney (East Wheal Rodney), Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheal Prosper, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Tolvadden Mine, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) Gwallon Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) Wheal Verrant (Wheal Verran), Goldsithney, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) Trevarthian Downs Mine (Trevarthen Mine), St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) Wheal Fortune (West Wheal Fortune; Great Wheal Fortune), Truthwall, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) Wheal Virgin, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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Book
Scenes at Surface (Bradford Barton, 1968) Mining in Cornwall 1850-1960 (Moorland, 1980-1) 2 Volumes ISBN 0...Regional Survey of the Mining Districts I The St Just and St Ives Mining Districts II The Marazion District...District III The Wheal Vor or Breage District IV The St Erth, Gwinear and Crowan Districts V The Wendron...Tunnel to Lambriggan III St Austell-Par Mines to Trebartha-Lemarne 147 163 181 Mine Index 191 LIST OF...Showing the Output of Metallic Tin and Copper from Cornwall, Estimated from the Public Sales of Ore 35 Fig
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
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...Marth, Castle-an-Dinas, Hingston Down, Kit Hill, St Agnes and Tregonning. These were intruded as molten
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...were once bustling with industry. Sans Levant Mine, St. Just. The small engine house nearer the camera...connection with investigation of the old Levant Mine. April 1970. GEOLOGY CORNWALL’S mineral wealth
Report (issue)
MEMOIRS· ·OF ·-1}RE-·GEOLOGICAI/ SURVEY.. -: ,. ENGLAND AND WALES. .. - -EXPLANATION Q_F SHEETS 361...SECTIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGIOA SURMEY. OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MU,SEUM E>F PRACTICAL GEOLOGY• of...6d. A Compl1 �) ; 4 (I. of l\ta11); 5 {Lake ENGLAND .i Di��rct) Dewon;}; ' ....' .. -: Torquay NEW...p1lblished i n 1 822 bJ.. Di,. John Fo1·bes, the map of St. Just Pa1·ish issued in the same year by Joseph Ca1�·n...Ca1�·n e, a11d the geological map of Cornwall of 1 832 by D1'. H . S. Boase, are deserving of special
Book
Cornish Mines: St Just to Redruth Cornish Mines: St Just to Redruth Barry Gamble Alison Hodge First...Alison Hodge. 2 Clarence Place. Penzance, Cornwall TRI 8 2QA. UK info@alison-hodge.co.uk WVAVal sonhod gepubl...BDP - Book Development and Production. Penzance. Cornwall Printed in China Title poge: Lyle's Shaft, North...features but also include areas containing open mine shafts, ruined buildings and high cliffs. Please...Introduction 4 About this Book 6 St Just Mining District 8 Levant Mit ie a. Botallack Mine 14, Wheal Owles, West
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...London s.E.1 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff 39 King Street, Manchester...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during
Report (issue)
forthcoming from Mr KE Beer of the South-West England field staff, and from the Mineral Statistics and...tin, 1970-72 31 IDustration Map of south-west England showing locations of tin deposits Vl 6 Summary...between Land's End and Dartmoor in south-west England. In mid-1973 three underground mines were in operation...after purchase of the mine by St Piran Mines Limited. In I 972 total domestic mine pro­ duction was greatly...produced by companies engaged in the treatinent of old mine tailings and sands. In addition; nearly 5,000 tonnes
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...PH EM I STER, M.A., D.Sc. LONDON H ER MAJESTY'S ST A TI ONER Y OFFICE 1956 The Institute of Geological...London WCI J 3a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3AR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFJ IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers
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...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009
Book (volume)
The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z ~ w ...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is...of westen1 Con1wall 25-inch scale maps were used; mine sections have been reduced consistently to a scale
Book
PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin... I made it a stipulation that e:ich en~ in rn:, ·st ,, ,u.d be fully referenced. After eight years the...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned
Book (volume)
The metalliferous mining region of south-west England H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical notes...The metal/iferous mining region of south-west England, H G Dines (1956). Economi,· Memoir of the Geological...Brook-Fox, Mr D. G. Broughton, Dr R. Burt, the late Mr H. St L. Cookes, Mr T. A. Greeves, the late Dr A. K. Hamilton...staffs of Geevor Mine, South Crofty Mine, Wheal Pendarves, Wheal Jane and Mount Wellington Mine. The generous...notably his 16-volume series Mines and miners of Cornwall, and two volumes on the mines of Devon, one of
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 ...London WCI 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 JAR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFl IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell district 510 Lanivet
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...— Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district in .. ...... 511); Belowda (p . 521) ; Luxulian (p . 531) ; St. Stephen (p . 539) ; Par (p . 552). 9. Wadebridge...North Hill (p . 582) ; Caradon and Phoenix (p. 589); St. Neot (p. 608 ); Menheniot (p . 615). 11. Callington
Other Paper
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices to the World Heritage Site...Site Management Plan 2013-2018 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices... The Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and recording events within the Site 8.6 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and research commissioned or co-funded by the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage
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 (volume)
top: Holman's 70-inch engine house, South Caradon Mine, 1995. (Walk 1) Front cover, bottom: The pumping...engine houses at Chapple's Shaft, Cook's Kitchen Mine, 1995. (Walk4) Back cover, top: Wheal Trewavas -...OPPOSITE The 25-inch whim-engine house at Ding Dong Mine. (Walk 7) (Photograph by Simon Vere Jones, 1995)...PUBLICATIONS Landfall, Penpol, Devoran, Truro, Cornwall TR3 6NW Telephone Truro (01872) 862581 Copyright...Record Office, the Cornish Studies Library and the Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Typesening and maps (other
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Copper Report; :.;.: Arizona Copper f Ashio Copper Mine, Japan MT'b'urant T. Ouiant ...... .H. ... Assays...Mines of West Australian Iron Resources Balcobo Mine Assays Economics Ball, H. S BalUMiU Practice....Report Block 10 Block 14 Hill, Discovery at British Mine. Hill Hill Hill, Output at Hill South Silver ...Burma Mines Burma Ruby Mine Bunihain, M. Butler, R. H. _ •. .w' ii.Vs a Mine ..'38, M25 . H... .Finance...•. -•;••, . > "J;'-' Blackwater Mine RlEort Blackwater Mine...., -•;;; M^uiewson (r.M E. P Blast-Enrnace
 
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