Bowan, Wheal
aka Park-an-Bowan
Lead, Copper, and Silver Mine
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Dec 26th, 2024 by BertyBasset
Cornwall | |
Camborne | |
50.2184601, -5.3011889 | |
SW 6460 4060 | |
Private Land | |
79m | |
#7,729 |
This mine, situated west of Camborne town, operated five lodes running in an east-northeast direction: the North lode, Brigand lode, Crane lode, Bejawsa lode, and South lode. Remnants of its operations include an overgrown dump located at the corner of a field, at the end of Cranberry road. Historical records indicate that the mine produced 1,770 tons of copper ore with a grade of 10%, as well as 2 tons of lead ore with a high silver content of 13 ounces per ton. Between 1835 and 1841, the mine operated jointly with Park-an-Bowan Mine and Wheal Wellington, collectively known as De Dunstanville Mines.
Publications (1)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
Parc-an-Bowen - 32m
Gustavus - 173m
Weeth Mine - 223m
Kitty, Wheal - 315m
Wellington, Wheal - 316m
De Dunstanville - 399m
Chance, Wheal - 411m
Dunstanville, Wheal - 412m
Pearce's Shaft - 474m
Gerry, Wheal - 508m
Gustavus Adit - 575m
Hatchet, Wheal - 630m
Holly Park Shaft - 646m
Paul's Shaft - 667m
California Shaft - 678m
Hidderley Shaft - 687m
New Seton - 707m
South Roskear - 726m
Duncan's Shaft - 760m
Mitchell's Shaft - 771m
Daylight Shaft - 822m
Great South Seton - 851m
Camborne Consols - 858m
Prince William Henry - 858m
Camborne Veor - 905m
Roskear - 919m
Harvey's Shaft - 919m
Town Lode Shaft - 939m
Vivian's Shaft - 1,000m
Roskear Shaft - 1,009m
Eastern Shaft - 1,017m
Camborne Vean - 1,028m
Doctors' Shaft (New) - 1,029m
West Seton Burrows Ltd. - 1,040m
Dolcoath Deep Adit - 1,040m
Francis, Wheal - 1,043m
Carn & Bejawsa - 1,048m
Doctors' Shaft (Old) - 1,048m
New Roskear Shaft - 1,052m
Sampson Swain's Smelting House/Old Copper House - 1,059m
Western Shaft - 1,059m
Stray Park - 1,060m
Crane (and Bejawsa) - 1,061m
Pendarves Shaft - 1,098m
Killas, Wheal - 1,115m
Gons, Wheal - 1,129m
Bejawsa - 1,202m
Roskearbroas - 1,212m
Dolcoath Deep Adit - 1,258m
Bryant, Wheal - 1,261m
North Roskear - 1,278m
Pressure Shaft - 1,335m
Seton, Wheal - 1,343m
Old Sump Shaft - 1,370m
Crofty A, Wheal - 1,386m
New Sump Shaft - 1,394m
West Stray Park - 1,403m
Dolcoath - 1,427m
Plosh, Wheal - 1,451m
Engine Shaft - 1,466m
Vernon, Wheal - 1,482m
Carn Camborne - 1,483m
Cock, Wheal - 1,484m
North Entral - 1,495m
New East Shaft - 1,496m
An Owl, Wheal - 1,497m
Heart's Ease - 1,497m
South Entral - 1,498m
Western Shaft - 1,517m
Gossan Shaft - 1,532m
Violet Seton - 1,578m
Cherry Garden Shaft - 1,592m
Lovely - 1,606m
Bullen Garden Mine - 1,607m
Whim Round Shaft - 1,608m
Valley Adit - 1,617m
Knight, Wheal - 1,651m
Harriett, Wheal - 1,665m
Susan, Wheal - 1,671m
William's Shaft - 1,682m
Tuckingmill Decline - 1,685m
Holt - 1,699m
Copper Tankard - 1,721m
Purser's Shaft - 1,722m
Eastern Valley Shaft - 1,725m
Cherry Garden - 1,741m
Emily Henrietta, Wheal - 1,747m
Sump Shaft - 1,763m
Middle Engine Shaft - 1,764m
New Dolcoath B - 1,767m
Tyrie's Shaft - 1,767m
Trevenson Engine Shaft - 1,772m
Emily Henrietta - 1,773m
Ollie's (Cooks) Shaft - 1,778m
Engine Shaft - 1,781m
Mayne's Shaft - 1,791m
Crofty B, Wheal - 1,797m
New Cook's Kitchen - 1,805m
West Condurrow A - 1,814m
Mount Whistle - 1,822m
Praed's Shaft - 1,839m
Sump Shaft - 1,867m
New Cook's Kitchen Shaft - 1,869m
Old Engine Shaft - 1,873m
North Crofty, Wheal - 1,874m
Johnny, Wheal - 1,891m
Cook's Kitchen - 1,894m
Chapples Shaft - 1,894m
Duncan's Shaft - 1,916m
Condurrow Mines Ltd. - 1,948m
Hope Shaft - 1,963m
Trevenson - 1,964m
Tryphena, Wheal - 1,971m
East Seton, Wheal - 1,981m
Kearne's Shaft - 1,995m