Hemerdon Consols, Hemerdon Tungsten Mine (Drakelands Mine), Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hemerdon Consols | Mine (Swallowed up by other workings) |
| Hemerdon Tungsten Mine (Drakelands Mine) | Mine (Possible Future Operation) |
| Sparkwell | Civil Parish |
| South Hams | Local Government Area |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 24' 33'' North , 4° 0' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX572586
Type:
Mine (Swallowed up by other workings) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 33km |
Sunk on a lode of granite off Hemerdon Ball. Workings are mostly cleared but the underground works may have extended into the Mary Hutchings sett. Output 1855 23 tons black tin.
Not to be confused with the Hemerdon Bal mine, now called the Drakelands mine, which swallowed up Hermerdon Consols.
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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
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 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornubian mining districtMining District
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