Trebarvah, Wheal

aka Castle, Wheal, Jenny, Wheal, or Jane, Wheal


Copper Mine

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Peranuthnoe
50.112051, -5.439913
SW 5416 2922
Private Land
16m
#7,858


Trebarvah Mine, also known as Wheal Castle, is situated east of Perranuthnoe village. Primarily a copper producer, it yielded a small amount of tin as well. Around 1873-1874, records show production of 1730 tons of brown hematite, with some lead and zinc also documented. The base section of a stack, marking one of the mine’s engine houses, is located within a bungalow’s garden, while overgrown dumps overlook Perranuthnoe beach. The mine’s adit opens onto the beach, where pebbles of brown hematite are relatively common.


Publications (1)

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





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