Cape Cornwall Mine


Tin Mine

Worked from 1780s to 1879

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



The remaining structures of Cape Cornwall Mine
Cornwall
St. Just
50.126965, -5.709122
SW 3500 3180
Open Access
8m
#7,805


In 1870, this mining operation was active with the following details: it had 11,000 shares, with H.L. Phillips serving as Secretary and Purser, located at 32 New Broad Street, London; Richard Pryor acted as the Manager, stationed in Redruth; John Davey served as the Agent; Engineers included F. Mitchell and William Jenkin; payday occurred on the first Saturday of each month; the mine reached a depth of 110 fathoms and employed 12 individuals.



1780s 1836-1846 1863-1873 1879



Publications (2)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
  • Noall, Cyril (1973); St. Just Mining District, The


The remaining structures of Cape Cornwall Mine



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