{{Short description|Disused mine in Devon, England}} {{Coord|50|37|23|N|3|39|44|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}} {{Infobox mine | name = Great Rock Mine | image = Great Rock mine (geograph 4117215).jpg | caption = Great Rock Mine | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Devon | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Devon | coordinates = {{coord|50|37|23|N|3|39|44|W|display=inline}} | place = Bovey Tracey in Devon | country = England | products = Micaceous haematite }}

'''Great Rock Mine''' is a disused micaceous haematite mine about 3&nbsp;km north of the town of Bovey Tracey in Devon, England. It was worked from the nineteenth century until 1969,<ref name=genuki>Brooks, Tony. [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Hennock/GreatRock.html Great Rock: Devon's last metal mine]. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.</ref> and was the last active mine in the Dartmoor National Park area.<ref>[http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/print/index/learningabout/lab-exhibitions/lab-dartmoorrock/dartmoor_rock-online.htm The Uses of Dartmoor Rock] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005721/http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/print/index/learningabout/lab-exhibitions/lab-dartmoorrock/dartmoor_rock-online.htm |date=27 September 2007 }}. ''Dartmoor National Park Authority''. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.</ref>

At its most active during the 1940s, the mine produced 2,500 tons of micaceous haematite per year.<ref>[http://www.mindat.org/loc-32191.html Great Rock Mine, Hennock, North-Eastern Dartmoor, Dartmoor & Teign Valley District, Devon, England, UK]. ''Mineralogy Database''. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.</ref> The mineral was an important ingredient in the rust-resistant paint used on Royal Navy ships and on bridges, including the Royal Albert Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.<ref name=genuki/>

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==External links==

* [https://temp-ncekmnwowqmnvqoalsct.webadorsite.com The Great Rock Mine website]

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Category:Dartmoor Category:Iron mines in England Category:Mines in Devon Category:Industrial archaeological sites in Devon

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