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South Lady Bertha Mine, Devon

Principal ores: COPPER

Tavistock: grid reference SX476868


Notable minerals: Chalcopyrite.

Otherwise known as Ludbrook Mine, South Lady Bertha lies on the east bank of the River Tavy threequarters of a mile southwest of Buckland Monachorum. This was a rather short-lived venture. It opened in 1857 and worked three E-W trending copper lodes from Engine Shaft. In 1861 the mine is recorded to have reached a depth of 40 fathoms and was employing 30 people. The following year however it was closed and finally abandoned in 1864. There are no records of output. The site is now an enclosed private garden.

Other nearby mines and their main ores

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

Lady Bertha (approx. 0.9 km; COPPER, TIN, ARSENIC & ARSENOPYRITE)

Tavy Consols (approx. 1.1 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)

Little Duke Mine (approx. 1.4 km; Output)

Virtuous Lady (approx. 1.6 km; COPPER, TIN & PYRITE)

Wood Mine (approx. 2.1 km; SILVER-LEAD)

Bedford Consols (approx. 2.4 km; COPPER)

William and Mary (approx. 2.4 km; COPPER & PYRITE)

Gawton (approx. 2.6 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)

Sortridge and Bedford (approx. 2.7 km; COPPER & TIN)

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