Killifreth
Tin Mine
Worked from 1859 to 1910s
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
| Cornwall | |
| Wheal Busy | |
| 50.255838, -5.177068 | |
| SW 7363 4437 | |
| Private Land | |
| 103m | |
| #8,431 |
The engine house located at Hawke’s shaft features a tall chimney, making it a prominent landmark in the area. 1919 attempted reworking.
1859-1862 1864-1908 1912-1910s
External Links
Publications (3)
- (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
- (1923); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol I - Tungsten & Manganes Ores; 93 pages
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
New Shaft - 116m- Old Sump Shaft - 133m
Vor Shaft - 268m
Richard's Shaft - 312m- Buckingham's Shaft - 313m
- Black Dog Shaft - 336m
Great Busy, Wheal - 376m- Davey's Shaft - 384m
Union, Wheal - 603m- Ann, Wheal - 652m
- Symons's Shaft - 682m
- Tonkin's Shaft - 702m
- Harper's Shaft - 723m
- Vogue - 757m
- Unity Wood, Wheal - 759m
- Unity Wood, Wheal - 759m
- Engine Shaft - 809m
- Trefusis Shaft - 898m
Boscawen - 988m- Hallenbeagle - 1,004m
- East Chance, Wheal - 1,027m
- Pininger's Shaft - 1,045m
- Read's Shaft - 1,059m
- Tolgullow United - 1,103m
- East Downs - 1,245m
- Freeman's Shaft - 1,266m
- Taylor's Shaft - 1,270m
- Luke's Shaft - 1,277m
Daniell, Wheal - 1,281m- Tippett's Footway Shaft - 1,284m
- Flakey's Shaft - 1,291m
- Goodspeed Shaft - 1,306m
- East Unity Wood - 1,312m
- Penkevil - 1,320m
- St Michael Penkevil Shaft - 1,329m
- John Michael's Shaft - 1,331m
- North Busy, Wheal - 1,335m
- Creegbrawse - 1,339m
- Flat Rod Shaft - 1,345m
- Wright's Shaft - 1,347m
- St Mount's Shaft - 1,351m
- Unity, Wheal - 1,380m
- George's Shaft - 1,389m
- Footway Shaft - 1,402m
- Trevethan Shaft - 1,415m
- Ree, Wheal - 1,422m
- Rose, Wheal - 1,444m
- Brydge's Shaft - 1,481m
- North Treskerby - 1,515m
- Doctor's Shaft - 1,524m
- Carnhot - 1,527m
- Jack's Shaft - 1,540m
- Whitford's Shaft - 1,577m
- Truan Mine - 1,584m
- Gwennap - 1,593m
- Clinton, Wheal - 1,630m
- Chance, Wheal - 1,647m
- Old Poldice (Part) of - 1,651m
- Gorland, Wheal - 1,656m
- Poldice - 1,665m
- St Day United - 1,671m
- Briton, Wheal - 1,708m
- Owla, Wheal - 1,729m
- Bud - 1,732m
- Scorrier Consols - 1,743m
- Flatrod Shaft - 1,743m
- Gimp - 1,767m
North Clifford and Busy - 1,771m- East Truan - 1,781m
- Muttrall, Wheal - 1,783m
- Bissoe Pool - 1,815m
- Hawke, Wheal - 1,838m
- East Treskerby - 1,845m
Scorrier Wolfram - 1,846m- West Briton, Wheal - 1,856m
- Butcher's North Shaft - 1,896m
- Concord, Wheal - 1,899m
Park an Chy - 1,923m- Highburrow Shaft - 1,937m
- Tippett's Stamps - 1,994m
- West Truan - 1,995m