Wheal Alfred

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.

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