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Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan) | Mine |
| Porthtowan | Hamlet |
| St Agnes | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 5° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Wheal Lushington Mine, also known as West Wheal Towan Mine comprises an amalgamation of a number of small and ancient mining setts that occupy a strip of coastline extending over a distance of around 1500 metres from the western side of Porthtowan Beach to the eastern side of Keriack Cove. Whilst the western section of the sett lies within the parish of Portreath, the mine is included within the Porthtowan mining district. Portreath village itself lies over 2.5 km to the south-west of the western boundary of the sett and if used, gives a misleading geographic location for the site.
The small mines that comprise the sett are as follows:
Wheal Sally - located on the east side of Keriack Cove extending south into the valley that leads into Keriack Cove. Between 1920 and 1925 this mine was investigated under the name Sally Bottoms and a new shaft sunk. Some reasonable values were encountered, but these proved to be patchy. No production ensued.
Wheal West - located on the headland to north of Keriack Cove. This worked Tye and Taylors Lodes. Kite's Shaft remains open, but is covered by a 'bat castle'. Old gunnises of Tye Lode can be seen on the coastal slope, but extreme caution needs to exercised in approaching these.
Wheal Sterran & Wheal Tye lie on the cliff to the west of Tobban Horse. In 1927, Vivians Shaft was re-opened, although some fine grained tin ore was encountered no development ensued. The large cliffside waste dump and remains of old mine buildings including a square section stack date from this period of operation.
Metal Work lies on the cliffs due south of the Tobban Horse.
Wheal Vincent lies to the east of Metal Work overlooking Lushington Cove.
Wheal Fox lies on the headland forming the western side of Porthtowan.
The small mines that comprise the sett are as follows:
Wheal Sally - located on the east side of Keriack Cove extending south into the valley that leads into Keriack Cove. Between 1920 and 1925 this mine was investigated under the name Sally Bottoms and a new shaft sunk. Some reasonable values were encountered, but these proved to be patchy. No production ensued.
Wheal West - located on the headland to north of Keriack Cove. This worked Tye and Taylors Lodes. Kite's Shaft remains open, but is covered by a 'bat castle'. Old gunnises of Tye Lode can be seen on the coastal slope, but extreme caution needs to exercised in approaching these.
Wheal Sterran & Wheal Tye lie on the cliff to the west of Tobban Horse. In 1927, Vivians Shaft was re-opened, although some fine grained tin ore was encountered no development ensued. The large cliffside waste dump and remains of old mine buildings including a square section stack date from this period of operation.
Metal Work lies on the cliffs due south of the Tobban Horse.
Wheal Vincent lies to the east of Metal Work overlooking Lushington Cove.
Wheal Fox lies on the headland forming the western side of Porthtowan.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Wood Tin | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | SnO2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Geochronology
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Mindat Articles
A Tale of Two Specimens by Dale FosterLocalities in this Region
- England
- Cornwall
- St Agnes
- Porthtowan
- Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan)
- Porthtowan
- St Agnes
- Cornwall
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
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- Cornubian mining districtMining District
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Wheal Lushington, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK