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
If you are interested in other minerals from nearby locales, we may have stock from the following locations.
Devon- Bampfylde Mine, North Molton, North Devon, Devon
- Bedford Consols, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon
- Bedford United Mine, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon
- Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon
- Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon - including South Tamar Consols
- Brent Hill Outcrop, South Brent, South Hams District, Devon
- Devon Great Consols, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon
- East Tamar Consols, Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon - including Furzehill Mine, Lockridge Mine.
- George and Charlotte Mine, Devon and Cornwall United Mines, Gulworthy, Devon
- Great Rock Mine, Hennock, Teignbridge, Devon
- Haytor Mine, Ilsington, Teignbridge, Devon
- Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, Devon - formerly Hemerdon Mine, Drakelands Mine, Hemerdon Bal
- High Down Quarry, West Buckland, Devon
- Ivy Tor Mine, Belstone, West Devon, Devon
- Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon
- Littleham Bay, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon
- Meldon Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, Devon
- New England Quarry, Yealmpton, Devon
- Peak Hill, Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon
- South Bedford Mine, Gulworthy, Devon
- Sydenham and Lee Wood mine, Sydenham Damerel, West Devon, Devon
- Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland, Devon
- Wheal Exmouth, Christow, Teignbridge, Devon
- Whitestone Quarry, Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge, Devon
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