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Wheal Alfred
Wheal
Alfred
is the site of a former
copper
and
lead mine
and a
designated
Site of Special Scientific Interest
in
west
Cornwall, England
,
UK
.
The mine
is located
east
of
the town
of
Hayle
and is also a
Geological Conservation Review
site. The
mine
is
famous
to
geologists
for its important
mineral
specimens
such as
mimetite
and
pyromorphite
.