Wheal Jane

Producer in United Kingdom with commodities Copper, Silver, Tin, 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 10255582
MAS/MILS ID 4120100003
Record type Site
Current site name Wheal Jane
Alternate or previous names Wheal Jane Tin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.11448, 50.24906 (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
Tin 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) -5.11448, 50.24906

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 35N
    Thickness 3.7M
    Length 3000M
    Width 400M
    Depth to top 220M
    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 N90E:35N
    Minimum Depth to Top 80
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1966
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1971
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Cornwall

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Wheal Jane Ltd.
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 967,000 MT RESOURCE 1-1-89 BASED ON CRU PRODUCTION AND UPDATE FROM ETD DATA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 350M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 3
    Capacity 545
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    86.

  • Deposit

    1976 E/MJ INT.DIR.OF MINING&MINERAL PROCESSING UNITS.N.V.197

  • Deposit

    230.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING.FEB.1976.THIS MONTH IN WORLD MINING.EUROPE.UK.

  • Deposit

    LLOYD,L.A.&P.JACKSON.NEW METHODS OF ANALYSIS&REOVERY REVITAL

  • Deposit

    DORMANT BRITISH TIN MINE.E/MJ. FEB.1973.PP.76-79.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING.NOV.1971.WHEAL JANE,BRITIAN'S LARGEST&LATEST TI

  • Deposit

    GOES ONSTREAM.PP.62-65.

  • Deposit

    SOUTH AFRICAN MIN.ENG.JOUR.CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELD'S R-10,00

  • Deposit

    CORNISH TIN MINE.V.80.NO.3990. JULY 25,1969.PP.183-187.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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