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Cornwall's Future Mines Areas in Cornwall of Mineral Potential ISBN: 9780859894098 (pb) by J.H. Trounson and edited by Roger Burt and Peter Waite PRICE: DESCRIPTION: $30.00 (pb) Containing numerous cross references to other texts and sources, this book aims to become a standard source of information on the mineral potentials in areas of Cornwall. The reports have been PUBLICATION DATE: commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry. 01 November 1993 (pb) TABLE OF CONTENTS: BINDING: List of Plates Paperback PAGES: Preface 180 PUBLISHER: Editors' Introduction University of Exeter Press IMPRINT: Introduction University of Exeter Press READER INTERESTS: Section A: West Cornwall Earth Sciences Economics and Business Area 1. Wheal Hermon Area 2. The Carnelloe and Dollar Mines, Carnelloe Consols and The Dollar Mine Area 3. The Mines of Trink Hill Giew Wheal Reath Area 4. The Marazion Mines Owen Vean and Tregurtha Downs Wheal Hampton Wheal Rodney Wheal Virgin Area 5. Wheal Vor Area 6. Wheal Osborne and Wheal Susan Section B: Central Cornwall Area 1. The Great Flat Load District Wheal Uny and the Eastern Part of the Great Flat Lode Area 2. The Redruth-Scorrier District Wheal Boys Prussia and Cardrew Cardrew Consols Wheal Montague and Wheal Harmony Treleigh Wood Wheal and West Wheal Peevor and Adjoining Ground Area 3. Killifreth and Great Wheal Busy Area 4. Stencoose and Wheal Concord Area 5. The North Coast for a Mile West of Porthtowan Area 6. Wheal Coates Area 7. Wheal Kitty and West Wheal Kitty at St Agnes Area 8. South Gwennap Section C: East Cornwall Area 1. The Lead and Zinc Mining District Between Newquay and Truro Silverwell Lambriggan Zinc and Lead Mine Wheal Alfred Pencorse Lead-Zinc Mine Area 2. The Castle-an-Dinas Wolfram Mine, St Columb Area 3. St Austell-Par-St Blazey Par Consols West Fowey Consols List of Mines and Grid References Index of Mine Names .

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