Hemerdon Mine

<p>Hemerdon Mine, also known as Hemerdon Ball Mine, Hemerdon Bal Mine and (briefly) previously as Drakelands Mine  is a <a href="/facts/Tungsten/WYwbNDYX">tungsten</a> and <a href="/facts/Tin/obW9mqc3">tin</a> mine. It is located 11 km (7 miles) northeast of <a href="/facts/Plymouth/FhYcrnqf">Plymouth</a>, near <a href="/facts/Plympton/tCY4NPd4">Plympton</a>, in <a href="/facts/Devon/go3z9lDW">Devon</a>, England. It lies to the north of the villages of <a href="/facts/Sparkwell/jpFKt2my">Sparkwell</a> and Hemerdon, and adjacent to the large <a href="/facts/China_clay/N7D6K65q">china clay</a> pits near Lee Moor. The mine had been out of operation since 1944, except for the brief operation of a trial mine in the 1980s. Work started to re-open it in 2014, but it ceased activities in 2018. It hosts the fourth largest tin-tungsten deposit in the world.
</p><p>A new company, Tungsten West <a href="/facts/Public_limited_company/PzReaSle">plc</a>, commenced interim operations at the mine in 2023, after investing to alter the processing plant. A ground up review led to the recognition that the ore is not <a href="/facts/Wolframite/97Rag4Ef">Wolframite</a>, but is in fact a related ore, <a href="/facts/Ferberite/CYzJrlTu">Ferberite</a>, and changes were needed to improve extraction efficiencies. In addition, a subsidiary will enhance the mine with <a href="/facts/Construction_aggregate/K7XM0BAg">aggregate</a> sales as a by-product of mining.
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Hemerdon Mine