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Bissoe Mine (Bissoe Bridge Mine), Cusgarne, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bissoe Mine (Bissoe Bridge Mine) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Cusgarne | Hamlet |
| Gwennap | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 13' 34'' North , 5° 7' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW770410
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Perranwell | 1,207 (2017) | 1.5km |
| Devoran | 400 (2014) | 2.9km |
| Ponsanooth | 967 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 4.0km |
| St. Day | 700 (2011) | 4.4km |
This mine worked two lodes, trending ENE and NE, respectively, on Chycoose Downs, SW of Bissoe. According to Henwood, there also was an elvan in the sett, which "yielded much tin". One of the shafts was referred to as "South Nangiles Mine" in 1870.
From 1833 to 1839, the mine produced 44 tons of black tin under the name "Bissoe Bridge Mine".
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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