Mt. Wellington

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255461
MAS/MILS ID 4120100001
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Wellington
Alternate or previous names Mt.Wellington Sn Mine, Bissoe Tin Mine

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAME:BISSOE TIN MINE

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.13108, 50.23236 (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
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.13108, 50.23236

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E
    Dip 35N
    Thickness 3.7M
    Width 1500M
    Depth to top 230M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Strike And Dip N70E:35N
    Minimum Depth to Top 170
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1968
Year of first production 1976

Mining district

District name Cornwall

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cornwall Tin Mining Corp.
    Interest 49
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Excomm
    Interest 51
    Home office Bermuda
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 3340M
    Overall depth 200M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 545
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.86.

  • Deposit

    1976 E/MJ INT.DIR.OF MINING&MINERAL PROCESSING UNITS.NEW YOR

  • Deposit

    P.228.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAG.JUNE,1974.CORNISH TIN.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK.NOV.19,1973.ITEM A5052.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK,JULY 15,1974.ITEM B3445.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-1997 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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