South Basset, Wheal
Copper and Tin Mine
Worked from 1823 to 1868
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Nov 11th, 2024 by aricooperdavis
| Cornwall | |
| Redruth | |
| 50.2108498, -5.2328138 | |
| SW 6944 3954 | |
| Private Land | |
| 220m | |
| #9,000 |
Later consolidated as part of Wheal Basset.
1823-1827 1852-1855 1857-1868
External Links
Publications (3)
- (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
- Joseph Yelloly Watson (1843); Compendium of British Mining, with Statistical Notices… & Glossary; 97 pages
Related sites (1)
Penventon Adit - 334m- Drainage Adit - 370m
William's Shaft - 426m- Dennis Shaft - 431m
- Old Sump Shaft - 496m
- Theager's Shaft - 503m
- Marriott's Shaft - 537m
Tinner, Wheal - 559m- Seleggan Smelting Works - 560m
- Roberts Shaft - 562m
- Doctor's Shaft - 595m
- New Shaft - 615m
- East Basset, Wheal - 639m
- Carnkye - 657m
Copper Hill - 661m- Richard's Shaft - 685m
- Eastern Shaft - 700m
- Buller and Basset United - 708m
- Miners' Shaft - 737m
- Flatrod Shaft - 742m
- New Shaft - 744m
- Steven's Shaft - 755m
- West Penstruthal - 830m
- Lyle's Shaft - 830m
- North Basset, Wheal - 869m
- West Carvannel - 880m
- Grace's Shaft - 890m
- Copper Hill - 904m
- Buller, Wheal - 915m
- West Basset Stamps - 924m
- Samson's Shaft - 939m
- Mitchell's Shaft - 1,011m
- North Buller - 1,014m
- Carnkie Shaft - 1,087m
- Pryor's Shaft - 1,099m
- Filtrick - 1,122m
- New Shaft - 1,150m
- King's Shaft - 1,189m
- Broad's Shaft - 1,203m
Eastern Adit - 1,210m- New Shaft - 1,225m
- Richard's Shaft - 1,226m
- Middle Shaft - 1,232m
- Hind's Engine Shaft - 1,240m
- Wentworth, Wheal - 1,286m
- Trewirgie Downs - 1,298m
- Thomas Shaft - 1,305m
- Ward's Shaft - 1,311m
- Buller, Penstruthal - 1,326m
- Richardson's Shaft - 1,326m
- Engine Shaft - 1,336m
- Highburrow Shaft - 1,337m
- Boundary Shaft - 1,346m
Uny, Wheal - 1,360m- Rock, Wheal - 1,377m
Clijah - 1,385m- Marriott's Shaft - 1,397m
- North Penstruthal - 1,402m
- Old Skip Shaft - 1,407m
- Penstruthal - 1,415m
- Gooding's Shaft - 1,432m
- West Basset, Wheal - 1,436m
- Incline Shaft - 1,444m
- Green's Shaft - 1,451m
- Highburrow Shaft - 1,466m
- Perseverance - 1,469m
- Bell and Lannarth United - 1,478m
- King's Shaft - 1,485m
- Lannarth - 1,499m
Old Metal Work - 1,555m- Drainage Adit - 1,572m
- Beauchamp, Wheal - 1,605m
- North Frances, Wheal - 1,612m
- North Frances, Wheal - 1,612m
- Grillis - 1,615m
- Gallish, Wheal - 1,621m
- South Frances, Wheal - 1,635m
Trefusis, Wheal - 1,644m- Pascoe's Shaft - 1,644m
- Percy's Shaft - 1,654m
- Trelusback - 1,694m
- Bucketts, Wheal - 1,710m
- East Uny, Wheal - 1,721m
- Granville Shaft - 1,816m
Carvannel - 1,873m- East Carn Brea - 1,877m
- Druid, Wheal - 1,944m
- Druid's Engine Shaft - 1,947m
- Bell Mine - 1,960m
- Fortesque's Shaft - 1,980m