| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location in southwest Cornwall | |
| Location | Cornwall |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SW627290 |
| Coordinates | 50°06′50″N 5°19′11″W / 50.1140°N 5.3198°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.55 hectares (0.006 km2; 0.002 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1991 |
| Natural England website | |
Wheal Fortune or Great Wheal Fortune is the site of a mine in the civil parishes of Breage and Sithney in west Cornwall. Part of the disused mine was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for its geological interest in 1991 and is also a Geological Conservation Review site of national importance for the minerals on the site.[1]
- ^ "Great Wheal Fortune" (PDF). Natural England. 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.