Poldice


Tin Mine

Worked from ancient to 1852

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Ruins of the Poldice Mine in Gwennap, Cornwall. The Poldice Mine was active from early 16th century until 1930.
Cornwall
St. Day
50.241546, -5.170086
SW 7406 4276
Open Access
77m
#8,831

With Wheal Unity. Amalgamation: St. Day United.

ancient 1750…. 1815-1852

Publications (7)

  • (1839); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset; 729 pages
  • (1920); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vols XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII - Fireclay; Arsenic & Antimony Ores; Refactory Materials, Lead & Zinc of Scotland, Rock-Salt and Brine (5 books); 777 pages
  • (1923); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol I - Tungsten & Manganes Ores; 93 pages
  • (1923); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXVII - Copper Ores of Devon and Cornwall; 92 pages
  • (1952); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol IV - Fluorspar; 162 pages
  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
  • Palmer, Marilyn and Neaverson, Peter (1989); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 10-6 Win - Comparative Archaeology of Tin and Lead Dressing in Britain during the Nineteenth Century, The; 32 pages (316-347)
Ruins of the Poldice Mine in Gwennap, Cornwall. The Poldice Mine was active from early 16th century until 1930.

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