Newton St Cyres Silver-Lead Mine Mine, Devon
Exeter: grid reference SX876965
Notable minerals: Haematite & Psilomelane.
Newton St Cyres lead mine is located about three and a half miles northwest of Exeter, about half a mile south of Newton St Cyres manganese mine. Opening in about 1770, the mine worked on and off over the years and was described as a 'small operation'. The mine was reopened in 1853 but it is not known if it ever raised any ore.
There are no records of output
Other nearby mines and their main ores
Newton St Cyres Manganese Mine (approx. 0.9 km; MANGANESE)
Upton Pyne (approx. 3.7 km; MANGANESE)
Lawrence (approx. 10.2 km; COPPER & LEAD)
Teign Mine (approx. 10.5 km; MANGANESE)
Birch Aller (approx. 10.7 km; LEAD)
Bridford (approx. 11.0 km; BARYTES)
Bennah (approx. 12.5 km; SILVER-LEAD)
Aller (approx. 13.3 km; SILVER-LEAD & MANGANESE)
Wheal Exmouth and Adams (approx. 13.4 km; SILVER-LEAD & ZINC)
Wheal Exmouth (approx. 14.1 km; LEAD, SILVER & ZINC)
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