Owlacombe & Stormsdown Mine (West Beam Mine; Ashburton United Mine), Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Owlacombe & Stormsdown Mine (West Beam Mine; Ashburton United Mine) | Mine |
| Ashburton | Civil Parish |
| Teignbridge | District |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 32' 44'' North , 3° 44' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX770733
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | 3,346 (2018) | 3.6km |
| Bovey Tracey | 4,729 (2018) | 6.7km |
| Denbury | 686 (2018) | 6.8km |
| Broadhempston | 672 (2018) | 7.6km |
| Buckfastleigh | 3,631 (2018) | 7.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34843
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34843:5
GUID (UUID V4):
759a8e13-1e57-4d3a-ac42-3f0595d25477
Tin and arsenic, dumps reworked in 1937 and 1958. Aside from the large dump of 'slimes' there is little to pick over now. There are however 2 shafts from which large streams of iron laden water pour out (Dec 2003).
As of Nov 2020 the site has been further landscaped. The area known as Owlacombe Beams has been levelled as a parking area, this was I believe the site of the dressing floors etc. A very small ruin stands on the roadside immediately opposite. Beyond that was once an area of tips and shafts but that has been mostly levelled and a large pond dug. The tip of black slimes that was quite apparently in 2003 is still there but has become almost entirely grown over. Further on towards Sigford however the 2 iron rich tributaries continue to discharge into the main stream.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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UK
- England
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Dartmouth and Teign Valley Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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References
Owlacombe & Stormsdown Mine, Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK