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North Hooe Mine, Tamar Consols (Tamar Mines), Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| North Hooe Mine | Mine |
| Tamar Consols (Tamar Mines) | Mine |
| Bere Alston Mines | Group of Mines |
| Bere Ferrers | Civil Parish |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 28' 24'' North , 4° 13' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX426661
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 2.3km |
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 2.7km |
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 5.7km |
| Buckland Monachorum | 779 (2018) | 6.7km |
| Saltash | 15,566 (2017) | 7.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 18km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hancock and North Tamar Mine
In 1842 North Hooe was reopened though it was not as productive as South Hooe, with a peak production of 1200 tons in 1846. Again reopened in the early 1900s there was insufficient capital to lower the water level sufficiently to make the venture successful.
Worked from engine shaft (600 yards west of Whitsom and 40 yards east of the Tamar) to a maximum depth of 110-fms, with levels at 10-fm intervals below the 30-fm level. The lode is vertical at the shaft but underlies to the east in the northern levels and ranges from 18inches to 4 feet in width.
Abandoned by 1867 with no specific record of output other than approximately 20 tons of concentrate per month. It was re-opened in 1901-2 but only partly unwatered and no output was made at that time.
Hancock mine lies on the west bank of the river. Sunk on a shaft with 2 levels it apparently failed to cut the lode.
The dumps contain large quantities of fluorite (estimated by Dines to be 1%) (clear, white, honey, green and blue colours) and some quartz, with quite good pieces of galena (which do not test positive for silver above 0.05% - 3 samples tested) and some sphalerite. There is a ruined engine house and shaft a little south of the dump with a newer building containing some machinery alongside.
May 2007
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Colour: Colorless, white, honey-yellow, green, blue |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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North Hooe Mine, Tamar Consols, Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK