Jane North, Wheal
Iron, Arsenic, and Tungsten Mine
Worked from 1861 to 1875
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Cornwall | |
Gloweth | |
50.255092, -5.098163 | |
SW 7925 4405 | |
Private Land | |
84m | |
#8,410 |
See also: Besore Mine.
This mine operated on three lodes that trended east-northeast on the north slopes of the valley south of Newbridge. The Main Lode was exploited from a series of shafts situated north of the road from Hugus to Newbridge, although these are now largely obscured. South of the Main Lode, the Lead Lode was worked from shafts located south of the railway line, with remaining dumps and ruins of an engine house found in dense woodland. The Ready Money Lode, situated north of the Main Lode, was operated from a single shaft in the eastern part of the mining area. Between 1861 and 1875, the mine extracted 70 tons of black tin, 370 tons of arsenic, and 370 tons of iron ore from the gossan. It’s noted that the gossan may have also contained silver ore and possibly gold.
Besore Mine - 380m
North Jane - 575m
Chygoose - 809m
Tremayne's Shaft - 935m
Kea Tremayne - 975m
Giles Shaft - 1,107m
Old Jane, Wheal - 1,148m
Gilbert's Shaft - 1,284m
Gweal Durrant Shaft - 1,314m
South Penhaldarva - 1,327m
Falmouth Shaft - 1,370m
Green's Shaft - 1,440m
Field Shaft - 1,553m
East Falmouth, Wheal - 1,554m
Footway Shaft - 1,595m
Tippett's Shaft - 1,652m
Tippett's East Shaft - 1,660m
Treyew Smelting House - 1,709m
Dunstan's Shaft - 1,759m
Boundary Shaft - 1,793m
Falmouth, Wheal - 1,829m
Penhaldarva - 1,830m
Clemons's Shaft - 1,854m
Painter's Shaft - 1,893m
Footway Shaft - 1,958m