East Downs
aka Eastdowns Mine
Copper and Tin Mine
Worked from c1821 to 1899
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
| Cornwall | |
| Redruth | |
| 50.260163, -5.193214 | |
| SW 7250 4490 | |
| Private Land | |
| 116m | |
| #8,055 |
1870 with Hallenbeagle. This was a small tin and copper mine, operating some lodes in the vicinity north of the Wheal Rose section of Great North Downs Mine and west of the railway line. Over time, the workings have mostly vanished beneath the A30 road and nearby construction. Operating under the name Eastdowns, the mine produced 2,410 tons of copper ore. Additionally, in collaboration with a mine known as Silverwell in the St Agnes district, it yielded another 85 tons of copper ore averaging 5% copper content, along with some black tin between 1863 and 1899.
..1821.. 1842-1846 1862-1899
Publications (2)
- (1920); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vols XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII - Fireclay; Arsenic & Antimony Ores; Refactory Materials, Lead & Zinc of Scotland, Rock-Salt and Brine (5 books); 777 pages
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
Pininger's Shaft - 202m- John Michael's Shaft - 243m
George's Shaft - 270m- Read's Shaft - 288m
North Treskerby - 299m- Hallenbeagle - 305m
- Doctor's Shaft - 306m
- Truan Mine - 411m
- Rose, Wheal - 423m
- East Chance, Wheal - 510m
- Jack's Shaft - 510m
- East Truan - 537m
Scorrier Consols - 708m- Flatrod Shaft - 717m
- Owla, Wheal - 719m
Boscawen - 740m- Hawke, Wheal - 759m
- West Truan - 797m
- West Briton, Wheal - 810m
- Highburrow Shaft - 818m
- Davey's Shaft - 862m
- Butcher's North Shaft - 885m
- Black Dog Shaft - 920m
- Chance, Wheal - 942m
- Vreah, Wheal - 946m
Scorrier Wolfram - 948m- Buckingham's Shaft - 948m
- Pendarves - 982m
- Briton, Wheal - 1,002m
- Lemon's Shaft - 1,017m
Briggan, Wheal - 1,074m- Great North Downs - 1,075m
- Wright's Shaft - 1,122m
- Widden, Wheal - 1,139m
Richard's Shaft - 1,148m- Concord, Wheal - 1,160m
East Treskerby - 1,174m- New Shaft - 1,238m
- Killifreth - 1,245m
- Trevethan Shaft - 1,264m
- Footway Shaft - 1,272m
- North Busy, Wheal - 1,278m
- Old Sump Shaft - 1,279m
- Trewan North - 1,296m
- Ann, Wheal - 1,300m
- Old Treskerby - 1,352m
- Great Briggan - 1,366m
- Union, Wheal - 1,370m
- Great Busy, Wheal - 1,386m
- North Hallenbeagle - 1,391m
Treskerby and Wheal Chance - 1,427m- Messer, Wheal - 1,428m
- Vor Shaft - 1,460m
- Tregullow Consols - 1,489m
- Gimp - 1,502m
- Moor, Wheal - 1,561m
- Unity Wood, Wheal - 1,589m
- Unity Wood, Wheal - 1,589m
- Stencoose and Mawla - 1,633m
- Derrick, Wheal - 1,638m
- Boys, Wheal - 1,699m
- Tonkin's Shaft - 1,708m
- Old Sump Shaft - 1,731m
- Trefusis Shaft - 1,740m
- Pryor's Shaft - 1,752m
- Engine Shaft - 1,756m
- Harper's Shaft - 1,771m
- Vogue - 1,778m
- Symons's Shaft - 1,781m
- Tolgullow United - 1,814m
- Clinton, Wheal - 1,823m
- Sir Frederick's Engine Shaft - 1,833m
- Park an Chy - 1,835m
- Drainage Adit - 1,837m
- Peevor, Wheal - 1,842m
- Plenty, Wheal - 1,859m
- Victoria, Wheal - 1,867m
- Previous, Wheal - 1,867m
- Carnhot - 1,927m
- Harvey's Shaft - 1,930m
- Stony Shaft - 1,968m