⛏ East Wheal Rose

United Kingdom · Europe · 50.36°N, 5.04°W

East Wheal Rose was a metalliferous mine around three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) south east of the village of St Newlyn East and is around 4 miles (6.4 km) from Newquay on the north Cornwall coast, United Kingdom. The country rock at the mine was killas and its main produce was lead ore (galena), but as is usual when mining this mineral, commercial quantities of silver and zinc were also found and sold.

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Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.36°N, 5.04°W · view on map

East Wheal Rose is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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