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Trenow Consols, Charlotte United Mines, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trenow Consols | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Charlotte United Mines | Group of Mines |
| Perranuthnoe | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 6' 55'' North , 5° 27' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW533297
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marazion | 1,294 (2017) | 2.0km |
| Germoe | 175 (2017) | 5.2km |
| Penzance | 19,872 (2017) | 6.1km |
| Mousehole | 697 (2017) | 7.2km |
| Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 7.5km |
A copper mine, producing 6,675 tons of copper during its period of activity from 1845 to 1856. A single walled shaft can still be identified today in a corner of a field overlooking Mount's Bay. Located about 0.5 km W of Perranuthnoe.
Ref.: B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994).
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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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: Paul De Bondt collection.Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Paul De Bondt collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
Geochronology
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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
- Cornubian mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
- Mount's Bay Mining DistrictMining District
- Cornwall National LandscapeNational Landscape
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Trenow Consols, Charlotte United Mines, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UK