Buller and Basset United
aka Haughton Downs Mine or East Frances
Copper Mine
Worked from 1854 to 1864
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Cornwall | |
Four Lanes | |
50.204606, -5.23085 | |
SW 6955 3884 | |
Private Land | |
220m | |
#7,770 |
This was a small and ultimately unsuccessful trial mining operation situated along a northeast-trending mineral lode. The mine was worked intermittently until 1864, operating under different names at various times. In 1832, it operated under the name Haughton Downs Mine, and around 1850, it was known as East Wheal Frances. Today, a significant shaft dump serves as a remnant of its presence, located in a field south of Deep Lane, just northeast of Four Lanes. Despite its operation, there are no recorded outputs from this mine. It’s important to note that this mine should not be confused with Wheal Basset or Wheal Buller, as they were unrelated operations.
Publications (1)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
West Carvannel - 665m
South Basset, Wheal - 708m
West Penstruthal - 741m
Penventon Adit - 1,041m
Tinner, Wheal - 1,043m
Dennis Shaft - 1,050m
Drainage Adit - 1,075m
Filtrick - 1,084m
William's Shaft - 1,112m
Theager's Shaft - 1,135m
Roberts Shaft - 1,136m
Carnkye - 1,139m
Marriott's Shaft - 1,175m
Richard's Shaft - 1,175m
Old Sump Shaft - 1,193m
Steven's Shaft - 1,207m
Doctor's Shaft - 1,258m
Seleggan Smelting Works - 1,266m
Samson's Shaft - 1,299m
New Shaft - 1,310m
Buller, Wheal - 1,339m
Trelusback - 1,340m
East Basset, Wheal - 1,344m
New Shaft - 1,352m
Pryor's Shaft - 1,360m
Copper Hill - 1,367m
Richardson's Shaft - 1,379m
Eastern Shaft - 1,389m
Grace's Shaft - 1,392m
New Shaft - 1,399m
Penstruthal - 1,400m
Flatrod Shaft - 1,417m
Broad's Shaft - 1,424m
Miners' Shaft - 1,425m
Middle Shaft - 1,426m
Lyle's Shaft - 1,435m
North Basset, Wheal - 1,436m
Highburrow Shaft - 1,442m
Mitchell's Shaft - 1,449m
Carnkie Shaft - 1,459m
Ward's Shaft - 1,489m
Richard's Shaft - 1,512m
Buller, Penstruthal - 1,515m
Highburrow Shaft - 1,529m
Grillis - 1,545m
Copper Hill - 1,549m
West Basset Stamps - 1,556m
Marriott's Shaft - 1,583m
Moyle, Wheal - 1,585m
Boundary Shaft - 1,597m
Green's Shaft - 1,634m
North Penstruthal - 1,635m
Thomas Shaft - 1,647m
Bell and Lannarth United - 1,653m
Trewirgie Downs - 1,661m
Old Skip Shaft - 1,703m
North Buller - 1,709m
Lannarth - 1,713m
West Basset, Wheal - 1,721m
Carvannel - 1,754m
Polgear and Lancarrow - 1,763m
South Frances, Wheal - 1,810m
Wentworth, Wheal - 1,820m
Pascoe's Shaft - 1,820m
Crasken - 1,839m
Gallish, Wheal - 1,853m
Curnack's Shaft - 1,882m
King's Shaft - 1,893m
Percy's Shaft - 1,901m
West Trethellan - 1,902m
Eastern Adit - 1,916m
New Shaft - 1,918m
Hind's Engine Shaft - 1,940m
Forest, Wheal - 1,946m
Clijah - 1,969m
Beauchamp, Wheal - 1,996m