West Damsel, Wheal

aka Spinster, Wheal


Copper Mine

Worked from 1850 to 1874

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Cornwall
Redruth
50.228997, -5.19141
SW 7248 4143
Private Land
163m
#9,321

See also: Wheal Hope. Amalgamation: Damsel United. Operational between 1852 and 1874, this site yielded a total of 29,150 tons of copper. Its location is identifiable by a substantial shaft burrow situated on the slope of Carn Marth.

1850-1864 1864-1874

Publications (2)

  • (1952); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol IV - Fluorspar; 162 pages
  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages

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