New Clifford, Wheal
aka Tregothnan United or Prosper, Wheal
Zinc and Tin Mine
Worked from 1860 to 1864
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Cornwall | |
Chacewater | |
50.246756, -5.150511 | |
SW 7548 4328 | |
Private Land | |
49m | |
#8,619 |
Amalgamation: Tregothnan United. Small mine that operated intermittently from 1800 to 1840. According to Dines, there were several shaft dumps spaced at intervals of 125 yards along a northeast trending line, which possibly followed a lode, although no mine plans are available.
In 1860, the mine was reopened as New Wheal Clifford, and in 1873, it underwent another attempt at revival under the name Tregothnan United Mines. However, both operations were limited to workings above adit.
Between 1862 and 1870, Wheal Prosper, as the mine was known during this period, produced a variety of minerals, including 311 tons of copper ore averaging 2.5% copper, 86 tons of black tin, and 209 tons of arsenic. Additionally, it yielded a significant quantity of blende.
Publications (1)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
Tippett's Stamps - 147m
Bloys - 265m
Bud - 551m
East Fortune, Wheal - 637m
Henry, Wheal - 677m
Brydge's Shaft - 679m
Goodluck Shaft - 691m
Killicor - 756m
Lovelace, Wheal - 773m
St Mount's Shaft - 794m
Gwennap - 816m
Flat Rod Shaft - 823m
St Michael Penkevil Shaft - 829m
East Unity Wood - 833m
Penkevil - 837m
Creegbrawse - 849m
Bissoe Pool - 865m
East Maid, Wheal - 915m
Flakey's Shaft - 936m
Twelve Heads - 998m
Ree, Wheal - 1,008m
Freeman's Shaft - 1,016m
Woolf's Shaft - 1,069m
Taylor's Shaft - 1,089m
Fortune, Wheal - 1,102m
Bowden's Shaft - 1,104m
Luke's Shaft - 1,146m
Old Sump Shaft - 1,149m
Nancy Grows - 1,166m
Mitchell's Shaft - 1,178m
Skewe's Shaft - 1,179m
Tippett's Footway Shaft - 1,196m
Whitford's Shaft - 1,202m
Goougumpus - 1,282m
Shear's Shaft - 1,302m
Pearce's Shaft - 1,319m
Old Poldice (Part) of - 1,325m
Goodspeed Shaft - 1,330m
Consolidated Mines - 1,360m
Hope, Wheal - 1,388m
Hope Shaft - 1,392m
Cusvey Mine - 1,415m
St Day United - 1,417m
Sperries, Wheal - 1,437m
Andrew, Wheal - 1,472m
Taylor's Shaft - 1,500m
Poldice - 1,508m
Bread and Cheese Shaft - 1,520m
Girl, Wheal - 1,533m
Harvey's Shaft - 1,546m
Nangiles - 1,550m
Magpie, Wheal - 1,567m
Clifford, Wheal - 1,583m
Consols - 1,589m
Maid, Wheal - 1,608m
East Virgin, Wheal - 1,610m
Terrill's Shaft - 1,625m
Footway Shaft - 1,644m
Maid Adit - 1,647m
Friendship, Wheal - 1,649m
County Adit - 1,653m
Elvan's Shaft - 1,654m
Mount Wellington - 1,662m
Nangiles Manway - 1,665m
Friendship Shafts - 1,668m
Hawkins Shafts - 1,684m
East Ale and Cakes - 1,688m
Sherrles - 1,689m
Garland's Shaft - 1,690m
Symons's Shaft - 1,693m
Unity, Wheal - 1,698m
Powder House - 1,709m
Morcom's Shaft - 1,717m
Harper's Shaft - 1,746m
Daniell, Wheal - 1,755m
Tregonning's Shaft - 1,767m
Vogue - 1,767m
Jane, Wheal - 1,794m
Widden, Wheal - 1,799m
Gwennap United Stamps - 1,805m
Ale and Cakes - 1,819m
Clemmow's Shaft - 1,825m
Tonkin's Shaft - 1,826m
Moor Shaft - 1,853m
Engine Shaft - 1,855m
North Clifford and Busy - 1,939m
West Virgin, Wheal - 1,949m
Taylor's Shaft - 1,950m
Vor Shaft - 1,963m
Trefusis Shaft - 1,973m