Wheal Alfred

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Wheal Alfred is the site of a former copper and lead mine and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in west Cornwall, England, UK. The mine is located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the town of Hayle and is also a Geological Conservation Review site. The mine is famous to geologists for its important mineral specimens such as mimetite and pyromorphite.

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lead mine, copper mine, United Kingdom, 

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  • Truro Cornwall County Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Cornwall
  • Truro Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Cornwall
  • Funnel Hole ⓘ
    cave and blowhole in St Levan, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Cape Cornwall Mine ⓘ
    tin mine in Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Carn Galver Mine ⓘ
    ruins of former tin mine located near Porthmeor, Cornwall
  • Consolidated Mines ⓘ
    zinc mine in Cornwall, England
  • Dolcoath mine ⓘ
    former copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • Geevor Tin Mine ⓘ
    tin mining museum in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Gravel Hill mine ⓘ
    Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England
  • Great Condurrow Mine ⓘ
  • King Edward Mine ⓘ
    visitor centre and museum of the former King Edward Mine in Camborne, Cornwall
  • Levant Mine and Beam Engine ⓘ
    Cornish mining museum
  • Penberthy Croft Mine ⓘ
    lead, copper and arsenic mine near Hayle, Cornwall, UK
  • Poldice Mine ⓘ
    metalliferous mine in southwest Cornwall, England
  • Rosemanowes Quarry ⓘ
    British granite quarry
  • South Wheal Frances Mine ⓘ
    former copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine ⓘ
    mine in St Just, United Kingdom
  • Wheal Alfred ⓘ
    tin and copper mine near Hayle, Cornwall, UK
  • Wheal Busy ⓘ
    former Cornish tin mine located on the Tregothnan Estate, ruins include the former forge, engine and boiler houses
  • Wheal Coates ⓘ
    former tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • Wheal Jane ⓘ
    disused tin mine in West Cornwall, England
  • Wheal Metal ⓘ
    tin mine in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Wheal Owles ⓘ
    tin mine in St Just, Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Wheal Peevor ⓘ
    tin and copper mine in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Wheal Prosper Mine ⓘ
    mine in Breage, Cornwall, England
  • Wheal Trewavas ⓘ
    mine in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Wheal Vor ⓘ
    copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • South Crofty ⓘ
    mine in Cornwall, UK
  • East Pool mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Poldark Mine ⓘ
    tin mine in Cornwall worked sometime between 1720 and 1780
  • Mount Wellington Tin Mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Cornish Mines and Engines ⓘ
    building in Cornwall, South West England, England, UK
  • Poldark Mine & Open Air Museum ⓘ
    museum in Helston, England, UK
  • Perran Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Redruth Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Sparnick Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
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linkpageAkademi Kernewek's Place Names page@Wikidata
organisationorganisation1935Trevithick SocietyCornwall, mining, organization, industrial archaeologyWikidata
sitebunkerTruro Cornwall County Emergency CentreCornwall Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerTruro Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
sitecaveFunnel Holeblowhole, caveWikidata
sitemineCape Cornwall Minetin mine, human settlementWikidata
sitemineCarn Galver Minetin mine, historic siteWikidata
sitemineConsolidated Mineszinc mineWikidata
sitemineDolcoath minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
sitemineGeevor Tin Mineindependent museum, tin mine, mining museum, tourist attractionWikidata
sitemineGravel Hill mineiron mineWikidata
sitemineGreat Condurrow Minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
sitemineKing Edward Minemine, mining museumWikidata
sitemineLevant Mine and Beam Enginecopper mine, tin mine, mining museum, National TrustWikidata
siteminePenberthy Croft Minearsenic mine, lead mine, copper mineWikidata
siteminePoldice Minearsenic mine, tin mine, copper mineWikidata
sitemineRosemanowes QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineSouth Wheal Frances Minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
sitemineTin mine calciner at Botallack Minetin mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Alfredcopper mine, lead mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Busytin mine, building complexWikidata
sitemineWheal Coatestin mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Janetin mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Metaltin mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Owlestin mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Peevorcopper mine, tin mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Prosper Minetin mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Trewavascopper mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Vorcopper mine, tin mineWikidata
sitemine1906South Croftytin mineWikidata
sitemine1913East Pool minebusiness, mine, mining museum, National TrustWikidata
sitemine1972Poldark Minetin mineWikidata
sitemine1976Mount Wellington Tin Minetin mineWikidata
sitemuseumCornish Mines and Enginesindustrial heritage site, mining museumWikidata
sitemuseum1888Camborne School Of Mines Geological Museum And Art Galleryart gallery, mining museumWikidata
sitemuseum1971Poldark Mine & Open Air Museummining museumWikidata
sitetunnelPerran Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelRedruth Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelSparnick Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
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commonsimagePyromorphite-20694 Commons
commonsimagePyromorphite-Quartz-233152 Commons
commonsimagePyromorphite-Quartz-233153 Commons
commonsimagePyromorphite-180499 Commons
commonsimagePyromorphite-rar09-mf08f Commons
commonsimagePyromorphite-rar09-mf08b Commons
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