According to Hamilton Jenkin (1981), ‘Devon Kapunda’ derived its name from Kapunda, the oldest copper mining town in Australia. However, on the Ordnance Survey map of 1907, the mine is labeled as ‘Capunda Mine’. Operations began around 1852 when an adit was driven 300 fathoms from the Tamar, and four shafts were sunk. Despite the discovery of six lodes, one of which was an impressive 14 feet wide and described as ‘the largest copper gossan ever seen since the discovery of the Wheal Maria lode,’ the mine was abandoned in 1858. There is no recorded output except for a small amount of lead ore in 1853. After failing to sell the mine equipment, there was a proposal in 1859 to establish a new company to rework the mine, but it remains unclear whether any further mining actually took place.