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Little Duke Mine Mine, Devon

Principal ores: Output

Town: grid reference SX471695


Otherwise known as North Tavy Mine and also Raven Rock Mine, Little Duke is situated 2 miles northeast of Calstock in the West Devon Mining District. The mine worked a copper lode from Whim Shaft, Gill's Shaft, West Shaft and Deep Adit Shaft. The mine lies on the western slopes of the Tavy Valley across from the Virtuous Lady Mine. The mine produced about 40 tons of 8% ore in the 1824, whilst in the 1850's a rich lode of tin was discovered.

Production records report that

Other nearby mines and their main ores

Virtuous Lady (approx. 0.4 km; COPPER, TIN & PYRITE)

Lady Bertha (approx. 0.6 km; COPPER, TIN, ARSENIC & ARSENOPYRITE)

Tavy Consols (approx. 0.7 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)

East Lady Bertha (approx. 0.8 km; COPPER, PYRITE & Mispickel)

William and Mary (approx. 1.1 km; COPPER & PYRITE)

Bedford Consols (approx. 1.4 km; COPPER)

South Lady Bertha (approx. 1.4 km; COPPER)

Devon and Cornwall United (approx. 1.7 km; COPPER)

George and Charlotte Mine (approx. 1.7 km; COPPER & PYRITE)

Gawton (approx. 2.0 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)

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