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Wheal Arthur (Wheal Phoenix; Slime Veor Mine), Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Arthur (Wheal Phoenix; Slime Veor Mine) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Drakewalls | Hamlet |
| Calstock | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 33'' North , 4° 12' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX434700
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 1.5km |
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 3.4km |
| Buckland Monachorum | 779 (2018) | 6.0km |
| Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 6.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 19km |
Last records of mining date to 1925, with reworking of the dumps for arsenic in 1954.
The site has become extensively overgrown. However the ruins of several buildings are still standing in the south-west corner of the site where there is also a deep open shaft.
To the north-west are 2 adjacent, filled shafts.
In the centre of the sett are several ruins which include concrete plinths of the sort normally for jigging tables.
The open tip has apparently been excavated for hardcore used in the track that connects the 2 dwellings with the public road to the west. There are copious amounts of pyrite / marcasite and chalcopyrite but insignificant quantities of the other minerals listed by Dines.
Dines records that the main years of working were 1852-85 and that for much of the time it was worked with Wheal Edward to the west, the setts arbitrarily separated by a crosscourse close to the road. The mine was prospected again in 1918.
At various periods Dines records outputs of 156 tons black tin, 11300 tones of copper ore, 30 tons pyrite, 101 tons arsenic soot. There is no figure for wolfram.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Ferberite ? Formula: FeWO4 Description: Golley & Williams (1995) report ferberite from Wheals Arthur and Edward, quoting Dines (1956). Though, Dines records ferberite only from a cross-course in the western part of the workings on North Lode, i.e. from Wheal Edward sett. On the other hand, since 'wolframite' is confirmed from both mines by various authors, the occurrence of ferberite at Wheal Edward is still possible . |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Minor amounts of sphalerite and galena occurred in a cross-course, 43 fms west of Engine Shaft on North Lode. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Description: Minor amounts of sphalerite and galena occurred in a cross-course, 43 fms west of Engine Shaft on North Lode. |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
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 |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite ? | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
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
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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Wheal Arthur, Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK