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Wheal Fanny, Tregajorran, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Fanny | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Tregajorran | Village |
| Carn Brea | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 13' 17'' North , 5° 15' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW672409
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 2.6km |
| Four Lanes | 1,416 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 3.1km |
| North Country | 773 (2017) | 3.7km |
| Portreath | 963 (2017) | 4.7km |
A small copper mine, working a NE-trending lode known as Martin's Lode which dropped into the hanging wall of Highburrow Lode of Tincroft Mine below the 120 fm level. It was developed from Roger's Shaft (called Fanny's Shaft on the Ordnance Survey map) and Fanny's Shaft (called Western Shaft on the Ordnance Survey map) which were located at a distance of about 80 yards just south of the railway line. The area is now largely obscured by building operations.
The sett was bounded to the east by Carn Brea Mine, and to the north by Tincroft Mine, with which the workings were connected underground. In 1819, Wheal Fanny broke the main beam of her pumping engine and the subsequent flooding rose to a few fathoms of the communication between the mines before the engine was repaired.
From 1815 to 1822, Wheal Fanny raised 8,450 tons of 9% copper ore. In 1818, "Wheal Fanny and Tregajorran Mine" raised 100 tons of copper ore worth £800 and tin ore worth £300 (Thomas, 1819). In 1831, after some period of inactivity, it was incorporated into Carn Brea Mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite var. Blistered Copper Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | var. Blistered Copper | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite var. Blistered Copper | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite var. Blistered Copper | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite var. Blistered Copper | CuFeS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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