50°11′01″N 5°23′32″W / 50.1837°N 5.3921°W
Wheal Alfred ( Cornish: Hwel Alfred) is the site of a former copper and lead mine and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in west Cornwall, England, UK. The mine is located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the town of Hayle [1] and is also a Geological Conservation Review site. The mine is famous to geologists for its important mineral specimens such as mimetite and pyromorphite. [2]
50°11′01″N 5°23′32″W / 50.1837°N 5.3921°W
Wheal Alfred ( Cornish: Hwel Alfred) is the site of a former copper and lead mine and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in west Cornwall, England, UK. The mine is located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the town of Hayle [1] and is also a Geological Conservation Review site. The mine is famous to geologists for its important mineral specimens such as mimetite and pyromorphite. [2]