Gonamena

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Gonamena
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Farm buildings near Gonamena
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Gonamena
Location in Cornwall
Location Minions
County Cornwall
CountryEngland
Production
ProductsTin, Chalcopyrite and Cuprite [1]

Gonamena is a site of disused mines in Cornwall, England. [2] It is half a mile south of Minions. [3]

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References

  1. "Gonamena Mines, Cornwall". Cornwall in Focus. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN   978-0-319-23287-3.
  3. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961.[ full citation needed ]