EXPLORING AN ABANDONED MINE WITH RARE METALS -TUNGSTEN MINE -Part 1
EXPLORING AN ABANDONED MINE WITH RARE METALS -TUNGSTEN MINE -Part 1
Follow us in this first of a two part film exploring Carrock mine in Mungrisdale, Cumbria, containing the only tungsten deposit outside of southwestern England that has been worked commercially. Carrock Mine was only intermittently economic, notably during World War I used for the making of ammunition as Tungsten is a rare high melting point and can endure high temperature without deformation and is free from air erosion at room temperature. Its last period of operation was in the 1970’s. The north-south tungsten-bearing veins, a well-known source of fine scheelite, apatite and other minerals, are cut by east-west lead veins; interaction between the two mineralizations has resulted in the formation of some interesting supergene minerals
The following rare metals have been claimed to be be found here: beudantite, bismite, cerussite, hydrocerussite, linarite, mimetite-pyromorphite series, stolzite, vanadinite, and wulfenite
Link to part 2 film: https://youtu.be/nYFAVcxPrkU
Peter pink YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@MineExplorerUK
Soundtrack : Flowing Energy” by @KeysofMoonMusic
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I will watch this later… Even though I was there hahaha
Surely this would be an open cast mine with today equipment. Could be reopened? Or is it too environmentally tricky..
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Typo in ya thumbnail pal.
Hi Antonio, wow those minerals in there, so many beautiful crystals etc to see in this awesome mine.
I would imagine it’s a mineralogist’s dream, I’m really looking forward to part 2.
Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
So, did they close as a result of the collapses? Certainly seems there was still some rich material in there.
Hi, the silvery pyrite looking mineral is usually arsenopyrite.
Also the list of minerals at 29:20 is likely from a different mine up the side valley.
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What a beautiful vein. The mine is spectacular. You two team up very well.