Bahavella Mine
Copper Mine
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Cornwall | |
St. Ives | |
50.206817, -5.484016 | |
SW 5150 3990 | |
Private Land | |
90m | |
#7,618 |
Has uranite and pitchblende uranium minerals. A small copper mine that operated in the eastern section of the Bahavella lode, positioned south of the Standard lode of St Ives Consols. The Bahavella lode runs approximately parallel to the Standard lode, situated about 300 yards away. The mine accessed the lode through obscured shafts south of Wheal Trenwith and an adit from Porthminster Beach, extending westward for 100 fathoms. The lode, within the mine’s boundaries, was found in pale grey killas (clay schists) and contained copper along with minor uranium ores. As the lode progressed westward into granite territory, it carried tin ores, which were exploited by Wheal Applin. The grid reference denotes the location of a shaft, which a farmer accidentally rediscovered in the early 20th century while attempting to construct a shed over it. Presently, this area has been developed over.
Publications (1)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
North Fortune, Wheal - 282m
Trenwith Mine - 367m
Ayr, Wheal - 584m
North Providence, Wheal - 651m
Cornish Shaft - 711m
Stamps Plot Shaft - 817m
King, Wheal - 921m
Applin, Wheal - 946m
Sump Shaft - 978m
St. Ives Consols - 1,002m
Venture, Wheal - 1,028m
East Virgin Shaft - 1,071m
Carrack Dews Mine - 1,093m
Trelyon Downs - 1,098m
Queen, Wheal - 1,099m
West Virgin Shaft - 1,112m
Margery, Wheal - 1,137m
Dorothy, Wheal - 1,169m
Ransom Shaft - 1,266m
Hawk's Shaft - 1,274m
Snuff, Wheal - 1,333m
North Battery Tin Mine - 1,356m
Comfort, Wheal - 1,387m
Mary, Wheal - 1,421m
Little Speed - 1,424m
Higgs' Shaft - 1,516m
Speed, Wheal - 1,524m
Dunstan's Shaft - 1,587m
Gain, Wheal - 1,627m
Allen, Wheal - 1,646m
Ransom, Wheal - 1,661m
Providence Tin Mines - 1,699m
Nicholas, Wheal - 1,758m
Mount, Wheal - 1,839m
Goole Pellas - 1,894m
East Providence, Wheal - 1,906m
Rosewall Hill and Ransom - 1,964m