Tregrehan Mine, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tregrehan Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| St Austell | Town |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 20' 39'' North , 4° 45' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX039531
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Austell | 25,447 (2017) | 1.3km |
| Par | 9,462 (2015) | 3.9km |
| Luxulian | 388 (2017) | 5.2km |
| Bugle | 2,873 (2017) | 6.3km |
| Mevagissey | 2,117 (2017) | 8.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 24km |
Mindat Locality ID:
221810
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221810:9
GUID (UUID V4):
07fa0bee-b948-44b0-9e94-eb1476755773
Also called Upper Tregrehan Mine as the name Tregrehan was also used in the latter workings of New Wheal Eliza.
An adit from the valley near Boscoppa Farm explores three lodes, on one of which a shaft was sunk to the 20-fm level. 16 tons black tin in 1889-93 and 1909-11
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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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Par Valley MineMine
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Wheal Eliza ConsolsMine
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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