Great Rock Mine
50°37′23″N 3°39′44″W / 50.62306°N 3.66222°W
Great Rock Mine
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Great Rock Mine is a disused micaceous haematite mine about 3 km north of the town of Bovey Tracey in Devon, England. It was worked from the nineteenth century until 1969, and was the last active mine in the Dartmoor National Park area.
At its most active during the 1940s, the mine produced 2,500 tons of micaceous haematite per year. The mineral was an important ingredient in the rust-resistant paint used on Royal Navy ships and on bridges, including the Royal Albert Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
References
- ^ Brooks, Tony. Great Rock: Devon's last metal mine. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
- ^ The Uses of Dartmoor Rock Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
- ^ Great Rock Mine, Hennock, North-Eastern Dartmoor, Dartmoor & Teign Valley District, Devon, England, UK. Mineralogy Database. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
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