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Brookwood Mine, Devon

Principal ores: COPPER

Ashburton: grid reference SX719675


Notable minerals: Chalcopyrite.

Otherwise known as South Devon United Copper Mine, Brookwood Mine is situated two and a half miles west sou'west of Ashburton. It includes East Brookwood Mine, Newbrook Wood Mine and Wheal Emma. The mines worked from the following shafts: Martin's Shaft, Engine Shaft, Pixton's Shaft, Emma Shaft and Whim Shaft.

Production records report that for Brookwood between 1861 and 1877 - 20,719 tons of 6.25% copper ore was raised. As South Devon United between 1880 and 1885 - 8,189 tons of 5.25% copper ore and 84 tons of mispickel were raised. For Wheal Emma between 1856 and 1877 - 14,562 tons of 5.5% copper was produced.

Other nearby mines and their main ores

Wrey Consols (approx. 0.8 km; COPPER)

Kings Wood (approx. 1.2 km; COPPER & URANIUM)

Runnaford Coombe (approx. 1.9 km; COPPER, TIN & PYRITE)

Queen of Dart (approx. 2.0 km; COPPER)

Ausewell Wood (approx. 3.6 km; COPPER)

Holne Chase Mine (approx. 4.0 km; TIN & GOLD)

Ringleshuttes (approx. 4.7 km; TIN)

Druid Mine (approx. 4.9 km; COPPER & TIN)

Devon and Cornwall Umber Works (approx. 5.2 km; UMBER)

Huntingdon Mine (approx. 5.3 km; TIN)

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