West Poldice Mine

aka Alice, Wheal, East Margaret, Wheal, or Alice, Wheal


Tin Mine

Worked from 1873 to 1877

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Cornwall
Lelant
50.169533, -5.467294
SW 5250 3570
Private Land
81m
#7,571

According to Hamilton Jenkin’s notes from 1961, West Poldice Mine, also known as Wheal Merth due to the near-indistinguishable nature of the setts, was reopened in 1849 under the name East Wheal Margaret. It remained operational until 1865, with a documented production of 725 tons of black tin.

Publications (1)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages

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