Lockridge Mine Mine, Devon
Bere Alston: grid reference SX438664
Situated about a mile southwest of Bere Alston and otherwise known as Goldstreet Mine. Probably a Lead-Silver mine, there are no records of output. the surrounding mine dumps contained rich amounts of mixed zinc, lead and copper sulphides as well as fluorite. The mine was amalgamated together with Whitsam Mine forming East Tamar Consols in 1845. It is now declared as a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest).
Other nearby mines and their main ores
North Hooe (approx. 1.2 km; LEAD & ZINC)
Tamar Valley (approx. 1.3 km; LEAD, SILVER, PYRITE & FLUORSPAR)
Buttspill Mine (approx. 1.3 km; LEAD, SILVER, PYRITE & FLUORSPAR)
South Hooe (approx. 1.9 km; LEAD, SILVER & FLUORSPAR)
South Tamar (approx. 2.0 km; LEAD, SILVER & FLUORITE)
Ward Mines (approx. 2.5 km; LEAD & SILVER)
Gawton (approx. 2.9 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)
Park Valley (approx. 3.4 km; SILVER-LEAD)
Bedford Consols (approx. 3.7 km; COPPER)
Maristow (approx. 3.7 km; SILVER-LEAD)
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