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This is a short overview. For the background — history, value over time and notable mines — see Tungsten →
Occurs in: Greisen and Pegmatite Deposits →
A very dense, extremely high-melting-point metal, worked chiefly from wolframite ore by crushing and gravity or magnetic separation. Valued for hardening steel and, later, for lamp filaments and cutting tools.
| Mine | Region | Worked |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford United Mine | Devon | 1841–1890 |
| Carn Brea Mine | Cornwall | 1832–1913-14 |
| Carrock Fell Mine | Cumbria | 1854–1981 |
| Castle-an-Dinas Wolfram Mine | Cornwall | 1917–1957 |
| Cligga Head | Cornwall | pre-1825–1945 |
| Devon Great Consols | Devon | 1844–1903 |
| Devon United Mine | Devon | From about 1820–1923 |
| Drakewalls Mine | Cornwall | Medieval–c. 1910 |
| East Pool Mine | Cornwall | 1698–1945 |
| Excelsior Mine | Cornwall | early 1850s–1946 (mining) |
| Gunnislake Clitters Mine | Cornwall | c. 1820–1919 |
| Hemerdon Mine | Devon | 1867 (discovery)–1944 (early workings) |
| Kit Hill Mine | Cornwall | From 15th-16th centuries–1884 (main working ceased) |
| Redmoor Mine | Cornwall | 1700–1945 |
| Wheal Fortune | Cornwall | 1855–1912 |
| Wheal Frementor | Devon | c.1915–1929 |
| Wheal Gorland | Cornwall | 1792–1864 |
| Wheal Harmony | Cornwall | From 1760s–1879 (as Treleigh Wood Mine) |
| Wheal Peevor | Cornwall | c. 1701–1950s |
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