Devon Great Consols
Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
Devon Great Consols is a series of combined mines on the banks of the Tamar.
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Devon Great Consols was a large arsenic and copper mine primarily worked between 1844 and 1902. During World War I the mine was reopened for a time, to mine arsenic, tin, and tungsten.
Various mines are included as part of the shared workings, including:
- Watson’s Mine
- Wheal Anna Maria
- Wheal Emma
- Wheal Fanny
- Wheal Frementor,
- Wheal Josiah
- Wheal Maria
Many specimens from the site are simply labelled as ‘Devon Great Consols’, though – presumably as they were collected from shared dumpsites.
The mine may also be known as ‘North Bedford Mines’.
The site is now part of a world heritage site, and is partially a scheduled monument, with various listed buildings, etc. The land around the site is still heavily contaminated with lead and arsenic.
There are several excellent writeups of the site below – especially the Scottish Geology Trust and the Open University Geological Society.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-1527.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_Great_Consols
- https://ougs.org/southwest/event-reports/140/devon-great-consols/
- https://geoguide.scottishgeologytrust.org/p/gcr/gcr36/gcr36_devongreatconsols
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