Wheal George, Harrowbarrow Mine (Harrowbeer Mine; Wheal Goodluck; East Wheal Brothers), Harrowbarrow & Prince of Wales Mines (Calstock United Tin and Copper Mines), Calstock, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal George | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Harrowbarrow Mine (Harrowbeer Mine; Wheal Goodluck; East Wheal Brothers) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Harrowbarrow & Prince of Wales Mines (Calstock United Tin and Copper Mines) | Group of Mines (Abandoned) |
| Calstock | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 33'' North , 4° 15' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 3.4km |
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 3.7km |
| Callington | 5,786 (2017) | 4.2km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 5.5km |
| Lamerton | 859 (2018) | 8.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 16km |
Mindat Locality ID:
241360
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241360:3
GUID (UUID V4):
a1587837-fc32-45ec-aab0-d23564358491
An old copper mine, which was at work during the 18th century and was eventually amalgamated with parts of Wheal Fortune, another old mine south of it, under the name Harrowbarrow Mine. After the Calstock Tin and Copper Mines had been dissolved, Wheal George appears to have been worked independently for a short period of time, as a record for some black tin raised in 1854 indicates. There are subsequent records for Harrowbarrow mine continuing until 1873, but all later records are only for workings in the southern part of the sett, suggesting that Wheal George was abandoned before 1874.
Workings in this section were chiefly on an EW-trending lode, called Wheal George Lode, which was intersected by two NS-trending crosscourses. The lode was extensively developed from five shafts that were all sunk to deep adit level, but stoping was mainly carried out on shallow levels, suggesting that the lode became poor at depth. A crosscut on deep adit level connects to a shaft known as Old Footway Sump, which was sunk on the eastern crosscourse to a depth of 85 fms below surface (60 fms below deep adit). There are no records of the ore raised here, but it was presumably lead ore, possibly argentiferous.
The only record of output under the name Wheal George is for 1.5 tons of black tin raised in 1854.
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
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Description: Lead ore was presumably raised from on of the crosscourses. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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UK
- England
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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