Mt. Wellington

GB / Cornwall

•50.23236, -5.13108View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Mt. Wellington is a historic mining site, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Arsenopyrite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Hematite. The site was discovered in 1968; production began in 1976; workings are underground.

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ArsenopyriteCassiteriteChalcopyriteCopperGalenaHematiteSilverSphaleriteWolframite

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Operation type: Surface
Workings: Underground
Discovered: 1968
First production: 1976

Records and references

Cited references

EVANS,R.K.,1969. REBUILDING CORNWALL'S TIN INDUSTRY.E/MJ NOV.P.86.1976 E/MJ INT. DIR. OF MINING&MINERAL PROCESSING UNITS. NEW YORP.228. MINING MAG. JUNE,1974. CORNISH TIN. METALS SOURCEBOOK. NOV.19,1973. ITEM A5052. METALS SOURCEBOOK,JULY 15,1974. ITEM B3445.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10255461 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 50.23236, -5.13108

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