Hemerdon is a rural area in Devon, about 11 km northeast of Plymouth, near Plympton. The locale is known for its historical mining heritage, with the nearby Hemerdon Mine once producing tungsten and tin.
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Hemerdon Mine, also known as Hemerdon Ball Mine, Hemerdon Bal Mine and briefly as Drakelands Mine, is a tungsten and tin mine in Devon, England. It is located 11 km northeast of Plymouth, near Plympton, in Devon, England. The mine lies to the north of the villages of Sparkwell and Hemerdon, and adjacent to the large china clay pits near Lee Moor. The mine had been out of operation since 1944, except for a brief trial mine in the 1980s. Work started to re‑open it in 2014, but it ceased activities in 2018. It hosts the fourth largest tin‑tungsten deposit in the world.