Elizabeth, Wheal


Copper Mine

Worked from 1829 to 1838

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Cornwall
St. Erth
50.156126, -5.434117
SW 5480 3410
Private Land
8m
#8,128

Part of Wheal Ellis sett. Operated on the western extension of the Wheal Squire copper lodes, yielding 4,600 tons of copper between 1831 and 1834. The sole remaining feature is a shaft burrow situated on the bank of the River Hayle near the bridge, northeast of Trewinnard.

Publications (1)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages

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