Damsel, Wheal


Copper Mine

Worked from 1815 to 1872

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Redruth
50.231567, -5.186253
SW 7286 4170
Private Land
107m
#7,977


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.



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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