Description
Operational from 1815 to 1872, this mine produced 37,000 tons of copper ore. Today, some burrows and shafts can still be found near Little Carharrack as remnants of its mining activities.
History
1815-1836 ..1838.. 1845-1872
Publications (2)
(1923); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXVII - Copper Ores of Devon and Cornwall; 92 pages
Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
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Sites within 2km (66)
East Damsel, Wheal - 450m
West Damsel, Wheal - 465m
Hope, Wheal - 518m
North Damsel, Wheal - 563m
Quick, Wheal - 602m
West Clifford United - 616m
West Jewell, Wheal - 699m
Carharrack Mine - 764m
Jewell, Wheal - 767m
West Gorland - 786m
Squire, Wheal - 958m
Muttrall, Wheal - 1,009m
Moyle, Wheal - 1,119m
Gorland, Wheal - 1,125m
Pink, Wheal - 1,145m
Trelawny, Wheal - 1,156m
Cathedral Mine - 1,173m
West Virgin, Wheal - 1,220m
Perkin's Shaft - 1,237m
Engine Shaft - 1,249m
North Grambler, Wheal - 1,253m
Panter - 1,297m
Whiteworks - 1,339m
South Shaft - 1,346m
Williams' Shaft - 1,381m
Old Engine Shaft - 1,392m
Clinton, Wheal - 1,398m
Edgcumbe, Wheal - 1,406m
Poldory - 1,420m
Grambler and St. Aubyn - 1,450m
Tregonning's Shaft - 1,459m
Maid, Wheal - 1,464m
Maid Adit - 1,466m
Morcom's Shaft - 1,488m
Park an Chy - 1,541m
South Clinton, Wheal - 1,541m
Elvan's Shaft - 1,545m
Cupid, Wheal - 1,574m
Poldice - 1,598m
King's Shaft - 1,599m
Unity, Wheal - 1,602m
Terrill's Shaft - 1,617m
Trefula - 1,627m
Consols - 1,642m
Engine Shaft - 1,650m
East Virgin, Wheal - 1,662m
Footway Shaft - 1,663m
Flat Shaft - 1,666m
Tolgullow United - 1,675m
St Day United - 1,679m
United Mines - 1,709m
Grambler, Wheal - 1,712m
Taylor's Shaft - 1,731m
Gwennap United - 1,735m
Lily, Wheal - 1,748m
Old Poldice (Part) of - 1,772m
Goougumpus - 1,798m
Cupboard Hill - 1,805m
Eldon's Shaft - 1,863m
Trefusis Shaft - 1,893m
Whitford's Shaft - 1,918m
Todd, Wheal - 1,953m
Goodspeed Shaft - 1,953m
Pennance - 1,964m
Pennance Stamps - 1,964m
Consolidated Mines - 1,975m