Great Rock Mine

Coordinates: region:GB-DEV 50°37′23″N 3°39′44″W / 50.62306°N 3.66222°W / 50.62306; -3.66222

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,[1] and was the last active mine in the Dartmoor National Park area.[2]

At its most active during the 1940s, the mine produced 2,500 tons of micaceous haematite per year.[3] 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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Brooks, Tony. Great Rock: Devon's last metal mine. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  2. ↑ The Uses of Dartmoor Rock. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  3. ↑ 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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