Worked from 1819 to 1838, producing 51,000 tons of copper. The widespread dumps and shafts cover the fields east of the B3302 road south of Leedstown.
Ref.: B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994)

The site is heavily overgrown and in the eastern part is marshy around an area that appears to be largely tailings slimes. There are numerous tips and mounds of spoil in the western part easily accessed off the road. The spoil is mostly soft grey mudstone and metal ores are abundant. Oct 2025.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

References:

Hill, J. B., MacAlister, D. A. (1906) The Geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the Mining District of Camborne and Redruth - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

References:

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.101

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Smyth, Warington W.; Reeks, Trenham; Rudler, F. W. (1864) A Catalogue of the Mineral Collections in the Museum of Practical Geology. Museum of Practical Geology.

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

De La Beche, H.T. (1839): Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. HMSO Publications (London), 648 pp.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.101

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

De La Beche, H.T. (1839): Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. HMSO Publications (London), 648 pp.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Tenorite	4.AB.10	CuO
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Geochronology

Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization

~270 Ma

Cornwall, England, UK

Cisuralian

ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)	~275 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons	~295 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt

EuropeContinent

England
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District

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