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Park Valley Mine, Devon

Principal ores: SILVER-LEAD

Tavistock: grid reference SX432630


Otherwise known as Park Mine and Tamar Mine, this venture lay 2.75 miles southwest of Bere Alston in the Tamar Valley. The mine worked two closely spaced lodes from 2 shafts. H.G. Dines reports that between 1855-57, 410 tons of 77% lead ore and 665 oz silver were raised.

Other nearby mines and their main ores

South Tamar (approx. 1.4 km; LEAD, SILVER & FLUORITE)

South Hooe (approx. 2.5 km; LEAD, SILVER & FLUORSPAR)

North Hooe (approx. 3.1 km; LEAD & ZINC)

Lockridge Mine (approx. 3.4 km; LEAD, FLUORITE & SPHALERITE)

Maristow (approx. 4.3 km; SILVER-LEAD)

Lopes Mine (approx. 4.5 km; COPPER)

Tamar Valley (approx. 4.7 km; LEAD, SILVER, PYRITE & FLUORSPAR)

Buttspill Mine (approx. 4.7 km; LEAD, SILVER, PYRITE & FLUORSPAR)

Lopwell (approx. 4.8 km; SILVER-LEAD)

Wood Mine (approx. 5.5 km; SILVER-LEAD)

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