Levant Tin Mine

Past Producer in United Kingdom with commodities Copper, Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134368
MAS/MILS ID 4120100005
Record type Site
Current site name Levant Tin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.68108, 50.14907 (WGS84)
Elevation 50

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
United Kingdom

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.68108, 50.14907

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1800

Mining district

District name Cornwall

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Geevor Tin Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVANS,R.K.1969.REBUILDING CORNWALL'S TIN INDUSTRY.E/MJ.NOV.1

  • Deposit

    82-86.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL,LONDON.DEC.29,1972.P.522.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.