Steeperton Tor Mine Mine, Devon
Okehampton: grid reference SX614088
Also known as Knack Mine, Steeperton Tor Mine was an unsuccessful prospect on the western flanks of Steeperton Tor, about four miles south sou'east of Okehampton. The only recorded output was 1 ton of black tin in 1878.
Other nearby mines and their main ores
Ivy Tor Mine (approx. 5.2 km; COPPER, BISMUTH & ARSENOPYRITE)
Meldon (approx. 5.6 km; COPPER, IRON & Arsenic)
Ford Mine (approx. 5.9 km; COPPER, ARSENIC, PYRITE & ZINC)
Ramsley Mine (approx. 5.9 km; COPPER & ARSENOPYRITE)
Forest Mine (Okement Consols) (approx. 6.0 km; COPPER, TIN & LEAD)
Belstone Consols (approx. 6.4 km; COPPER & ARSENOPYRITE)
Okehampton Consols (approx. 6.7 km; LEAD & SILVER-LEAD)
Gooseford West (Fortune) (approx. 7.1 km; COPPER, ARSENIC & TIN)
Tor Wood (approx. 7.8 km; COPPER & LEAD)
Wheal Mary Emma (approx. 8.7 km; TIN & LEAD)
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